23 Fairfield Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3BY

23 Fairfield Road is a mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 115 m² this is the 62nd smallest of 77 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2008); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 76 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 29.5% above the 2016 sale price.