7b, Granville Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1HL

7b is a mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 129 m² this is the 24th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–206 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). On the market in January 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 14.8% above the 2012 sale price.