Tanners Court, 18, 9 Friars, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5XE

Tanners Court is a mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 5XE). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 34.8% above the 2001 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm.