49 Bittern Close, Gateshead, NE11 9FF
About 49 Bittern Close
49 Bittern Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gateshead (NE11 9FF). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 58 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold April 2024 for £96,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 49 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 57 EPCs). Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 22.9% above the 2024 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
49 Bittern Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
49 Bittern Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 19 years.
£96,000
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
14 April 2024Most recent
£96,000
+17.1%over 2 years9 September 2021
£82,000
+7.2%over 3 years14 June 2018
£76,500
-38.8%over 12 years16 June 2005
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE11 9FF: £150,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NE11 9FF
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Versus other Bittern Close homes
On floor area, 49 Bittern Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,959
Street avg £1,932
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Colliery Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Riverside Primary Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB