12 Towers Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QE
About 12 Towers Avenue
12 Towers Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 38 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £855,000 is 32.8% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
12 Towers Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Towers Avenue sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Mar 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a conservation area notification: 1 no. Elderflower to be felled and 1 no. Cherry to be felled
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/0236/01/TCA
- Nov 2017RenovationFullIn report
Installation of rooflights, alterations to front and rear elevations, and widening of access to driveway, as amended by plans received on 10/11/17 (amended description)
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/1563/01/DET
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
12 Towers Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£855,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£644,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 August 2017Most recent
£644,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 3QE: £375,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE2 3QE
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£340,000Suite 1, 4 Towers Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QE
Sold Aug 2024
£360,000Suite 14, 4 Towers Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QE
Sold Aug 2024
£375,00044 Towers Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QE
Sold Feb 2024
£1,005,001
Everything we know about 12 Towers Avenue, 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 Towers Avenue homes
On co₂ emissions, 12 Towers Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,067
Street avg £4,113
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
0.1 km
Jesmond Dene Road-Sturdee Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
South Gosforth First School. 30 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
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB