What type of property is 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN last change hands?

26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN last sold for £130,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £75,000 in June 2015, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

Across 2 sales between June 2015 and June 2022, 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN rose from £75,000 to £130,000, a change of £55,000. That works out to roughly +8.2% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

The current EPC rating for 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in June 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN located?

26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN sits in Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne. It falls within the NE16 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

Police records around 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

The closest primary school to 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN is Front Street Community Primary School (203m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Whickham School (972m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN?

The closest bus stop to 26 Brooke Avenue, NE16 4BN is Milton Road-Chaucer Road, 90m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Brooke Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4BN

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 26 Brooke Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

26 Brooke Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE16 4BN). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £130,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

26 Brooke Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Brooke Avenue, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Brooke Avenue has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 26 Brooke Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£136,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£130,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2022Most recent
£130,000
+73.3%over 6 years
25 June 2015
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE16 4BN: £100,000 (2024–2012).

Nearby sales in NE16 4BN

On the street

Versus other Brooke Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 26 Brooke Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,733

Street avg £1,204

Above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle Upon Tyne district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Milton Road-Chaucer Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Front Street Community Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE16 4BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NE16 4BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low

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70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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