North Cottage, Flat 1, 14 Adderstone Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2HH
About North Cottage
North Cottage is a detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 113 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in North Cottage, where floor areas span 98–116 m².
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
North Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
Planning history at North Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO Application : Willow (T23 on plan) - prune two branches overhanging into neighbouring garden back to fence line, Sycamore (within G2 on plan) - remove 3 minor branches to raise crown to 2.5m above ground level, Cedrus (T24 on plan) - remove three lowest branches and Malus and Birch (T25 and T26 on plan) raise crown to give 1m clearance off garage roof (all within TPO 1981/003)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/1588/01/TRE
- Nov 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification : Conifer (CA1 on plan) to be felled
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/1589/01/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at North Cottage
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
North Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 2HH: £160,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE2 2HH
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Sold Jun 2025
£160,000Russell Court, Flat 31, 3 Adderstone Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2HH
Sold Mar 2025
£143,0007 Adderstone Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2HH
Sold Aug 2024
£5,350,000Russell Court, Flat 32, 3 Adderstone Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2HH
Sold Aug 2024
£165,000Russell Court, Flat 8, 3 Adderstone Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2HH
Sold Jan 2024
£149,000
Everything we know about North Cottage, 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 Adderstone Crescent homes
Floor Area for North Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 58 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Osborne Road-Lindisfarne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
West Jesmond Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB