3 Cambridge Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AR
About 3 Cambridge Avenue
3 Cambridge Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £237,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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. At 109 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 10.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 Cambridge Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 3 Cambridge Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AR
- Jul 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear of property.
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 03/01190/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 23 years.
£237,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2025Most recent
£237,000
+28.1%over 4 years14 December 2020
£185,000
+15.6%over 7 years10 December 2013
£160,000
+3.2%over 7 years20 June 2006
£155,000
+86.9%over 4 years29 April 2002
£82,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE12 8AR: £225,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NE12 8AR
13 Cambridge Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AR
Sold Nov 2025
£227,5005 Cambridge Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AR
Sold Oct 2023
£175,0002 Cambridge Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AR
Sold Nov 2022
£251,0001 Cambridge Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AR
Sold Jul 2022
£225,00011 Cambridge Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AR
Sold Sept 2021
£166,550
Versus other Cambridge Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 3 Cambridge Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,174
Street avg £1,878
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
170/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Station Road-Albany Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Benton Dene Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







