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About 1 Longhirst Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Longhirst Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wideopen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE13 6JW). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 44.5% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Longhirst Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Longhirst Drive, Wideopen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 6JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Longhirst Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Longhirst Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2016)
£185,500
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Longhirst Drive homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Longhirst Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,893
Street avg £2,326
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.3 km
Wideopen — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE13 6JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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