2 Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AT

2 Chester Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–189 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).

Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 13.1% below the 2005 sale of £252,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 201.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).