198 Portland Road, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ
About 198 Portland Road
198 Portland Road is a mid-terrace house in Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft). At 53 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–155 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2019.
Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 24.8% below the 2020 sale of £326,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£571/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2017. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 53 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £326,000.
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EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 April 2029
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Planning history
1 application on record at 198 Portland Road, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ
- Aug 2017Change of UseOutcome in report
Notification for Prior Approval: Change of use of offices (Class B1a) to 3 residential dwellings (Class C3)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00314/NRE
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 13 years.
£326,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£326,000
+23.0%over 13 years10 January 2007
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 1DJ: £250,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in NE2 1DJ
181 Portland Road, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ
Sold Mar 2023
£355,500200 Portland Road, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ
Sold May 2021
£250,000Flat B, 186 Portland Road, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ
Sold Nov 2019
£370,000180 Portland Road, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ
Sold Jan 2019
£225,500Flat 1, 178 Portland Road, Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DJ
Sold May 2018
£215,000
Versus other Portland Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 198 Portland Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,151
Street avg £5,485
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Sandyford — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB







