What kind of home is Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF last sold for £170,000 in October 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £154,000 in May 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

Across 4 sales between May 2005 and October 2019, Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF rose from £154,000 to £170,000, a change of £16,000. That works out to roughly +0.7% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

The current EPC rating for Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF use?

The latest EPC at Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF in?

Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF sits in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It falls within the NE1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

Police records around Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF show an average of 14 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (1000% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

The closest primary school to Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF is Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (579m), one of 31 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is North East Futures UTC (588m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF?

The closest bus stop to Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF is Central Stn Westgate Rd, 150m away. The nearest underground option is Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 275m away.

Does Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, NE1 5UF have flooding or noise concerns?

Strategic noise mapping records 60.81 dB daytime road noise at the postcode (and 51.3 dB at night), above the WHO 55 dB daytime guideline.

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Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5UF

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Flat 2

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 5UF). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 12th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £170,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 2, 38 Low Friar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Flat 2's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£170,000

Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

3 October 2019Most recent
£170,000
+17.2%over 6 years
28 February 2013
£145,000
+3.6%over 3 years
22 December 2009
£139,950
-9.1%over 4 years
19 May 2005
£154,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 5UF: £133,100 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in NE1 5UF

On the street

Versus other Low Friar Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Flat 2 stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,656

Street avg £2,227

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 68 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Central Stn Westgate Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE1 5UF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

60.8dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for NE1 5UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.3dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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