51 Beech Drive, Gateshead, NE11 9PD
About 51 Beech Drive
51 Beech Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gateshead (NE11 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 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. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 122.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in November 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.0m, with a maximum height of 3.5m, and eaves height of 2.45m
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/15/00127/GPDE
What's in 51 Beech Drive, Gateshead, NE11 9PD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 51 Beech Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2023Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE11 9PD: £130,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NE11 9PD
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Versus other Beech Drive homes
51 Beech Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,471
Street avg £1,293
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Dunston Road-Beech Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kingsmeadow Community School. 31 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
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB