16 Leazes Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LN

16 Leazes Crescent is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 4LN). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 154 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (39–154 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 205.3% above the 1995 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 87.8% below the postcode norm.