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4 sales on record
About 42 Rayleigh Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Rayleigh Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wideopen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE13 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £217,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 91.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 17 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
42 Rayleigh Drive saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£217,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rayleigh Drive homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 42 Rayleigh Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,617
Street avg £2,804
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Great North Road-West View — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE13 6AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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