What kind of home is 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD?

18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD?

18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD last sold for £490,180 in July 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £344,995 in September 2018, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD?

Across 2 sales between September 2018 and July 2024, 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD rose from £344,995 to £490,180, a change of £145,185. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD?

The current EPC rating for 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD?

18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (1,841 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NE12 6BD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD use?

The latest EPC at 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Is 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD show an average of 170 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (28% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD?

The closest primary school to 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD is Ivy Road Primary School (916m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is George Stephenson High School (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD?

The closest bus stop to 18 Highfield Place, NE12 6BD is East Bailey-Garth 27, 473m away. The nearest underground option is Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 815m away.

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18 Highfield Place, Killingworth Village, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6BD

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

171 m²

1841 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 Highfield Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Highfield Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Killingworth Village, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

At 171 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £490,180.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Aug 2018

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 August 2028

1 year remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Highfield Place, Killingworth Village, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Highfield Place has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 18 Highfield Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£515,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£490,180

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

18 July 2024Most recent
£490,180
+42.1%over 5 years
20 September 2018
£344,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE12 6BD: £299,995 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in NE12 6BD

On the street

Versus other Highfield Place homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Highfield Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,867

Street avg £2,323

Strongly above

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

2 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle Upon Tyne district page.

Full Newcastle Upon Tyne report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

170/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

East Bailey-Garth 27 — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Ivy Road Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE12 6BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NE12 6BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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