The Porte, Otterburn Villas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AR
About The Porte
The Porte is a semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3AR). It has a recorded floor area of 302 m² (around 3251 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 302 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £938,000 is 17.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in March 2023.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Porte's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at The Porte in 2023.
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor extension to side and dormers to side - as amended by plans received 15 May 2024
- Reference
- 2023/1353/01/HOU
- Mar 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed conversion, extension and alteration of existing dwelling house (Class C3) to create 4 apartments (Class C3) through the conversion of roof space to residential, erection of 3 storey extension to south elevation, first floor extension to south east, creation of roof terrace to south west, stepped access to lower ground from western elevation, alterations to elevations including insertion of additional windows, insertion of rooflights and provision of refuse and cycle store.
ExtensionSubdivision- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0914/01/DET
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Porte
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The Porte has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£938,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2023Most recent
£800,000
+424.6%over 25 years6 November 1997
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 3AR: £291,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NE2 3AR
Lindisfarne, 5, 5 Otterburn Villas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AR
Sold Jul 2024
£160,0001 South Bank, Otterburn Villas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AR
Sold Feb 2023
£1,279,5003 North Bank, Otterburn Villas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AR
Sold Mar 2022
£300,000Lindisfarne, 3, 5 Otterburn Villas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AR
Sold Nov 2020
£136,0004 North Bank, Otterburn Villas, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AR
Sold Sept 2020
£291,000
Everything we know about The Porte, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Otterburn Villas homes
The Porte outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,649
Street avg £2,224
Floor Area
302 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.1 km
Osborne Road - Holly Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB