8 Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH
About 8 Chester Crescent
8 Chester Crescent is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. At 229 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 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 162.7% above the 2001 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
8 Chester Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 8 Chester Crescent.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey extension to rear, installation of 2 rooflights and alterations to elevations (as amended by plans received 11.10.2021).
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/1470/01/DET
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Chester Crescent's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.8% per year over 2 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 23.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2001Most recent
£185,000
+51.6%over 1 year2 December 1999
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 1DH: £325,000 (2017–2007).
Nearby sales in NE2 1DH
19 Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH
Sold Jul 2017
£582,00011b, Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH
Sold Nov 2016
£116,00015 Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH
Sold Jul 2015
£278,00010 Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH
Sold Aug 2007
£360,0006 Chester Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DH
Sold Jul 2007
£325,000
Everything we know about 8 Chester Crescent, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Chester Crescent homes
8 Chester Crescent outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£808
Street avg £1,104
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sandyford — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB