8 Bracken Drive, Gateshead, NE11 9QP
About 8 Bracken Drive
8 Bracken Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Gateshead (NE11 9QP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £349,950. Across the public record there are 4 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 118 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Bracken Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Bracken Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 21 years.
£349,950
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2021Most recent
£349,950
+48.9%over 6 years31 October 2014
£235,000
+213.3%over 13 years26 January 2001
£75,000
+15.4%over 8 months8 June 2000
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE11 9QP: £270,300 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NE11 9QP
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Versus other Bracken Drive homes
On price per m², 8 Bracken Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,966
Street avg £1,773
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB