17 Galen House, Low Friar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5UG

17 Galen House is a semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 5UG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2026) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 59 m² this is the 60th smallest of 62 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 43).

At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 61 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.