20 Sovereign Court, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1JZ

20 Sovereign Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. At 72 m² this is the 20th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 73).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 39.2% above the 2000 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm.