16 Gowan Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2PS

16 Gowan Terrace is a six-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 2PS). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. At 25 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–278 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 26 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 sits 66.2% above the 2007 sale of £420,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,561/sq ft) was about 509% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.