34a, Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AT

34a is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 59 m² this is the 3rd 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 across 28 units on file.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in August 1997. 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 £211,000 sits 414.6% above the 1997 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 56.2% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.