217 Osborne Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3LH

217 Osborne Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3LH). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 398.1% above the 1999 sale of £95,156. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.