The Cottage, Ravensworth Park Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0HQ
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Gateshead (NE11 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 178 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory at rear of dwellinghouse.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/07/00224/FUL
What's in The Cottage, Ravensworth Park Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0HQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£623,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 12 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2007Most recent
£570,000
+277.5%over 12 years13 July 1995
£151,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in NE11 0HQ: £340,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about The Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Ravensworth Park Estate homes
Habitable Rooms for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 162 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Consett Road-Ravenswood Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Lobley Hill Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB