Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Firtree Avenue, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7JT
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
71 m²
770 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 23 Firtree Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Firtree Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12 7JT). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 770 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 44.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 71 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 12 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
23 Firtree Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2021
Current Certificate
Jan 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 January 2021
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Firtree Avenue, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Firtree Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Firtree Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2015)
£156,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
10 May 2015Most recent
£156,000
+13.0%over 4 years4 March 2011
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE12 7JT: £225,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in NE12 7JT
21 Firtree Avenue, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7JT
Sold Nov 2024
£225,00019 Firtree Avenue, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7JT
Sold Feb 2022
£260,00017 Firtree Avenue, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7JT
Sold Nov 2021
£247,00010 Firtree Avenue, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7JT
Sold Apr 2019
£152,50012 Firtree Avenue, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7JT
Sold Jan 2019
£180,000
Versus other Firtree Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Firtree Avenue outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,182
Street avg £2,189
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Crime
170/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glebe Road-Glebe Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Forest Hall Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE12 7JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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