1 Firwood Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 0DL

1 Firwood Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gateshead (NE11 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 68 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 67–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.

Sold September 2023 for £77,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 68 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 22 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 is 40.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm.