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Get started78 Rayleigh Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wideopen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE13 6AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £225,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2012–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 69% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
78 Rayleigh Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
78 Rayleigh Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 12 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 12 years.
On epc rating, 78 Rayleigh Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,041
Street avg £2,075
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Great North Road-Gray Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (45 kWp) installed
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13 November 2023Most recent
£225,000
+30.8%over 3 years27 March 2020
£172,000
+2.4%over 6 years25 October 2013
£168,000
+26.3%over 1 year9 May 2012
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE13 6AJ: £163,500 (2025–2024).
106 Rayleigh Drive Wideopen Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sold Feb 2025
89 Rayleigh Drive Wideopen Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sold Jan 2025
116 Rayleigh Drive Wideopen Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sold Nov 2024
125 Rayleigh Drive Wideopen Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sold Oct 2024
120 Rayleigh Drive Wideopen Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sold Sept 2024
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
NE13 6PB
Closest school
0.7 km
Greenfields Community Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB
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