24 Firwood Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 0DL

24 Firwood Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Gateshead (NE11 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 82% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 36.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £216,000 in September 2018.