20 Holmwood Grove, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3DS

20 Holmwood Grove is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (65–138 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

At 65 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 27 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 102% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £197,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.