5 Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3BX
About 5 Highbury
5 Highbury is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 229 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (181 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 98.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £830,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Highbury's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Highbury has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey utility room extension to rear
- Reference
- 2003/0424/01/DET
- Dec 2001Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO Application: Branch lopping of Laburnum (T23)
- Reference
- 2001/1780/01/TRE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Highbury
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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Highbury was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£861,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.
£830,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2024Most recent
£830,000
+18.6%over 3 years15 September 2021
£700,000
+47.4%over 14 years18 October 2006
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 3BX: £600,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in NE2 3BX
1 Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3BX
Sold Jul 2023
£655,0004 Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3BX
Sold May 2017
£604,0006 Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3BX
Sold Apr 2013
£542,000First Floor Flat, 3 Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3BX
Sold Mar 1996
£75,0003 Highbury, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3BX
Sold Dec 1995
£49,000
Everything we know about 5 Highbury, 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 Highbury homes
On price per m², 5 Highbury stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,624
Street avg £2,809
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 215 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 11.4 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
0.2 km
Great North Road-Forsyth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
West Jesmond Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB