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 £553,000 sits 78.4% above the 2005 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 18.5% 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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
Planning history
85 Fern Avenue has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullIn 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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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
85 Fern Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£553,000
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 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in NE2 2RA
87 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold May 2025
£212,500102 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Jan 2020
£290,000112 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Sept 2019
£183,500116 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Mar 2019
£360,000106 Fern Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RA
Sold Nov 2018
£301,000
Everything we know about 85 Fern Avenue, 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 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
5/mo
Steady 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full 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