Flat 1, 3 Grosvenor Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2RB

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 880 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 82 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–188 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 49.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.