5a, The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SJ
About 5a
5a is an end-of-terrace house in Dunston, Gateshead, Gateshead (NE11 9SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, 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
Energy performance
5a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 5a in 2025.
- Sept 2025HMOFullIn report
Proposed change of use of existing building from hairdressers and 4 bed dwelling to a 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class Sui Generis) and new ground floor window in north elevation.
- Agent
- CHP Consultants Ltd
Change of Use- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/00346/COU
- Mar 2025HMOAmendmentIn report
Proposed change of use of existing building from hairdressers and 4 bed dwelling to a 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class Sui Generis) and new ground floor window in north elevation.
- Agent
- chp consultants ltd
Change of Use- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/00025/COU
What's in 5a, The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE11 9SJ: £126,500 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in NE11 9SJ
8a, The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SJ
Sold Jul 2023
£99,0007 The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SJ
Sold Jun 2022
£130,00022 The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SJ
Sold Nov 2021
£76,5002 The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SJ
Sold Dec 2014
£126,5004 The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SJ
Sold Apr 2010
£205,000
Everything we know about 5a, 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 The Crescent homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Ellison Road-The Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Dunston Hill Community Primary School. 29 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
56.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB