5 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PP
About 5 The Oval
5 The Oval is a five-bedroom detached house in Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE12 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2009 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 187 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 19.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
5 The Oval'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 January 2019
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PP
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
En-suite bedroom extension above existing side garage and kitchen/dining room extension to rear of property.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 03/01590/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 The Oval has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 13 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2010Most recent
£475,000
+335.8%over 13 years27 February 1997
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE12 9PP: £292,150 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NE12 9PP
15 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PP
Sold Nov 2025
£292,1501 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PP
Sold Jun 2025
£475,00029 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PP
Sold Jun 2024
£260,0009 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PP
Sold Jun 2023
£430,00010 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 9PP
Sold Dec 2019
£249,950
Versus other The Oval homes
Years Held for 5 The Oval runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,545
Street avg £2,440
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 9.5 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
Whitley Road-Quarry Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided). 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







