Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Dunnock Drive, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5XJ
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Dunnock Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Dunnock Drive is a semi-detached house in Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE16 5XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2024
Current Certificate
Sept 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 September 2024
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Dunnock Drive, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5XJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Dunnock Drive has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Dunnock Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£206,000
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 5XJ: £91,200 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in NE16 5XJ
4 Dunnock Drive, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5XJ
Sold Apr 2026
£91,20015 Dunnock Drive, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5XJ
Sold Feb 2026
£241,00020 Dunnock Drive, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5XJ
Sold Jan 2023
£70,00013 Dunnock Drive, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5XJ
Sold Sept 2019
£179,9502 Dunnock Drive, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5XJ
Sold Jun 2019
£81,000
Versus other Dunnock Drive homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Dunnock Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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
Kingsway-Gladeley Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Clover Hill Community Primary School. 9 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE16 5XJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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