85 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
About 85 Fern Avenue
85 Fern Avenue is a nine-bedroom mid-terrace house in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 2RA). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in March 2005. At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 sits 91.6% above the 2005 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms9
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
85 Fern Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 July 2028
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Planning history
85 Fern Avenue has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 85 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side, alterations to elevations and alterations to rear boundary
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/0486/01/DET
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Sales history & valuation
85 Fern Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2005Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 2RA: £212,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NE2 2RA
96 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Jul 2025
£175,00087 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold May 2025
£212,50094 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Apr 2025
£410,000102 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Jan 2020
£290,000112 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Sept 2019
£183,500
Versus other Fern Avenue homes
85 Fern Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,566
Street avg £2,323
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Osborne Road - Lily Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
West Jesmond Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







