Apartment 1, 1 Osborne Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1NE

Apartment 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1NE). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 4th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 is 21.2% below the 2018 sale of £740,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,809/sq ft) was about 573.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 74 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £740,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.