Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£139,000
Newest record on this page: August 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£139,000
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The estimate for 42 Chester Street is modelled from its 55 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NE2 1AU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
55 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in NE2 1AU
5 sales, median £277,500 (2023–2012)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
42 Chester Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
5 June 2003Most recent
£96,000
+83.8%over 3 years10 December 1999
£52,225
+25.8%over 4 years28 September 1995
£41,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 1AU: £277,500 (2023–2012).
56 Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AU
Sold Oct 2023
58 Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AU
Sold Oct 2023
52 Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AU
Sold Jul 2023
46 Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AU
Sold May 2018
62 Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AU
Sold Feb 2012
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42 Chester Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 44.8% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 97.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
42 Chester Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 August 2034
42 Chester Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shield Street-Social Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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