Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Craigmont Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12 9PB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in May 2005. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 41% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 October 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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16 Craigmont Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
16 Craigmont Court has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 7 years.
£78,000
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 7 years.
26 May 2005Most recent
£78,000
+135.6%over 6 years6 November 1998
£33,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE12 9PB: £82,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Sept 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Feb 2024
6 Craigmont Court, West Avenue, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PB
Sold Oct 2022
1 Craigmont Court, West Avenue, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PB
Sold Dec 2018
On floor area, 16 Craigmont Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,950
Street avg £1,571
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided). 28 schools nearby.
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