1 Thornleigh House, Clayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1TL
About 1 Thornleigh House
1 Thornleigh House is a semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1TL). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £994,000 is 20.5% below the 2024 sale of £1,250,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£687/sq ft) was about 216.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2024 for £1,250,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Thornleigh House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2024PorchFullIn report
Erection of 2 storey extension and porch to side, single storey extension to rear, addition of bay window to first floor front elevation, dormer extension to front, dormer extension and roof lights to rear, car port to side, alterations to elevations, raised terrace to front and new hard and soft landscaping following demolition of rear single storey extension and porch.
ExtensionDemolition- Reference
- 2024/1785/01/HOU
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Thornleigh House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£994,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 May 2024Most recent
£1,250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 1TL: £355,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in NE2 1TL
Beechwood, Clayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1TL
Sold May 2025
£1,650,00012 Fernwood, Clayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1TL
Sold Feb 2025
£355,0001 Fernwood, Clayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1TL
Sold Oct 2024
£330,00016 Fernwood, Clayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1TL
Sold Mar 2023
£330,00017 Fernwood, Clayton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1TL
Sold Mar 2023
£355,000
Everything we know about 1 Thornleigh House, 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 Clayton Road homes
1 Thornleigh House is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£7,396
Street avg £3,201
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.2 km
Osborne Road-Clayton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School. 30 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
56.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB