Flat 5, 10 Collingwood Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2JP

Flat 5 is an end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 2JP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 97 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 70–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 61). The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 29.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode.