26 Napier Road, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 3BT

26 Napier Road is a mid-terrace house in Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE16 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Held since December 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 65 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 400% above the 1999 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 61.7% below the postcode norm.