5 Bittern Close, Gateshead, NE11 9FF
About 5 Bittern Close
5 Bittern Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gateshead (NE11 9FF). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold January 2022 for £152,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 77 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 57 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 12.8% above the 2022 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Bittern Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Bittern Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Bittern Close has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 18 years.
£152,500
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2022Most recent
£152,500
+22.0%over 5 years9 December 2016
£124,950
-2.4%over 11 years2 December 2005
£128,000
-1.5%over 1 year13 May 2004
£130,000
+20.9%23 December 2003
£107,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE11 9FF: £128,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE11 9FF
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Versus other Bittern Close homes
On epc rating, 5 Bittern Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,981
Street avg £1,826
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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.
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
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB