16 The Covers, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 3DB

16 The Covers is a three-bedroom detached house in Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE16 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 137.2% above the 2002 sale of £88,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 37.8% below the postcode norm.