6 Bracken Drive, Gateshead, NE11 9QP
About 6 Bracken Drive
6 Bracken Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Gateshead (NE11 9QP). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since March 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 259.3% above the 1997 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 67.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
6 Bracken Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Bracken Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
- Agent
- Polstar Building Design
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/00178/HHA
- Jul 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of conservatory at rear of dwellinghouse and construction of pitched roof over existing flat roofed garage and utility room at side.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 697/02
What's in 6 Bracken Drive, Gateshead, NE11 9QP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Bracken Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 1997Most recent
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE11 9QP: £272,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NE11 9QP
Everything we know about 6 Bracken Drive, 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 Bracken Drive homes
6 Bracken Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£615
Street avg £1,969
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Whickham Highway-Bracken Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Lobley Hill Primary School. 22 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
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB