The Whinnies, Gateshead Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5LG
About The Whinnies
The Whinnies is a detached house in Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE16 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 sits 77.2% above the 2003 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Planning history
The Whinnies has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Whinnies valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 February 2003Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE16 5LG: £175,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in NE16 5LG
2 Gateshead Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5LG
Sold May 2025
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Sold Mar 2025
£154,000Fairmont, Gateshead Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5LG
Sold Mar 2020
£325,000Fern Dene, Gateshead Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5LG
Sold Dec 2011
£175,0001 Police Houses, Gateshead Road, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5LG
Sold Jan 2011
£230,000
Versus other Gateshead Road homes
Years Held for The Whinnies runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,101
Street avg £1,613
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Clover Hill Community Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







