1 Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH

1 Chester Crescent is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 72 m² this is the 8th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–242 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 22 units on file.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in July 1998. 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 £170,000 sits 214.8% above the 1998 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 21 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.