20 Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AT

20 Chester Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2018. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 sits 371.2% above the 1997 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.