What kind of home is 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA?

20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA sell for?

20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA last sold for £385,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £211,000 in June 2014, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2014 and June 2022, 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA rose from £211,000 to £385,000, a change of £174,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA?

The current EPC rating for 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in October 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA?

20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (1,808 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NE12 9LA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA use?

The latest EPC at 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA have?

20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA has council approval for an extension granted in August 2019 under ref. 19/00452/FULH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA?

20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA in?

20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA sits in Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne. It falls within the NE12 postcode district.

What is crime like near 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA?

Police records around 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA 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 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA?

The closest primary school to 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA is Ivy Road Primary School (613m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longbenton High School (873m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA?

The closest bus stop to 20 Granville Drive, NE12 9LA is Station Road-Clifton Terrace, 457m away. The nearest underground option is Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 632m away.

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20 Granville Drive, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9LA

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

168 m²

1808 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 20 Granville Drive

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

20 Granville Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12 9LA). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 168 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 is 17.7% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
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.

20 Granville Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2023

Current Certificate

Oct 2013

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 October 2023

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Granville Drive, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 20 Granville Drive, Forest Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9LA

1decisions1extensions9documents1nearby

Aug 2019
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Conversion and front and rear extension of existing garage into an occupied part of the dwelling (Amended plans received 02.08.2019)
Extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
19/00452/FULH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£453,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£385,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

12 June 2022Most recent
£385,000
+82.5%over 8 years
11 June 2014
£211,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE12 9LA: £315,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in NE12 9LA

On the street

Versus other Granville Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Granville Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,292

Street avg £2,104

On par

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below

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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

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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

Station Road-Clifton Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Ivy Road Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE12 9LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NE12 9LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

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