Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Longwood Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE16 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £285,000 in October 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 145.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 March 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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1 application on record at 2 Longwood Close, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QB
Extension: Single storey
Proposed front extension, single storey rear extension and first floor side extension above garage (Amended plans received 18/01/23).
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2 Longwood Close has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 12 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 12 years.
24 October 2024Most recent
£285,000
+7.5%over 1 year21 February 2023
£265,000
+36.6%over 5 years14 September 2017
£194,000
14 September 2017
£194,000
+10.9%over 5 years19 June 2012
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE16 5QB: £95,000 (2025–2024).
14 Longwood Close, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QB
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Apr 2025
1 Longwood Close, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QB
Sold Dec 2024
15 Longwood Close, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QB
Sold May 2024
2 Longwood Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,701
Street avg £2,105
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
108/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sunniside Road-Hole Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Clover Hill Community Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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