Carraig Thura, Pennyfine Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5EP
About Carraig Thura
Carraig Thura is a detached house in Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE16 5EP). It has a recorded floor area of 321 m² (around 3455 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 321 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Carraig Thura's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Carraig Thura has an approved extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at Carraig Thura, Pennyfine Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5EP
- Mar 2005PorchFullOutcome in report
Erection of conservatory on front and side of dwellinghouse and installation of new entrance door with canopy on front elevation.
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/05/00058/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullSept 2009Decision
- New BuildJul 2009Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Carraig Thura has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£762,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE16 5EP: £273,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE16 5EP
5 Pennyfine Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5EP
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Aug 2025
£218,00026 Pennyfine Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5EP
Sold May 2024
£334,00013 Pennyfine Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5EP
Sold Mar 2024
£266,000The Stables, Pennyfine Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5EP
Sold Jan 2024
£475,000
Versus other Pennyfine Road homes
Carraig Thura outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
321 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Washingwell Community Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







