8 Gowan Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2PS

8 Gowan Terrace is a two-bedroom mid-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. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. 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.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 sits 69.9% above the 1999 sale of £189,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£704/sq ft) was about 174% 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. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.