7 Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH

7 Chester Crescent is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 sits 137.7% above the 2002 sale of £231,000.