2 Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BP
About 2 Whitley Road
2 Whitley Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 106 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 6 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageSingle
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 April 2032
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Whitley Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE12 8BP: £400,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in NE12 8BP
Garfield, Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BP
Sold May 2025
£514,7503 Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BP
Sold May 2022
£325,000Field House, Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BP
Sold Feb 2019
£400,000Hill Crest, Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BP
Sold May 2017
£545,0005 Whitley Road, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BP
Sold Feb 2014
£187,500
Versus other Whitley Road homes
Floor Area for 2 Whitley Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,642
Street avg £1,976
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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
0.2 km
DWP Tyneview Park Station Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided). 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







