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5 Towers Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QE

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
172 m²
1851 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Towers Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Towers Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £730,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Towers Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Towers Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Oct 2007
    Conditions
    In report

    Submission of materials (brick and wood samples) to comply with condition 2 of permission 2007/0453/01/DET dated 4/4/07: Erection of conservatory to rear following demolition of existing conservatory

    Reference
    2007/0453/02/DCC
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2007
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of conservatory to rear following demolition of existing conservatory.

    ExtensionDemolition
    Reference
    2007/0453/01/DET
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Towers Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£780,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£730,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 May 2025Most recent

    £730,000

    +24.8%over 4 years

  2. 1 December 2020

    £585,000

    +221.4%over 23 years

  3. 21 November 1997

    £182,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE2 3QE: £360,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Towers Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 5 Towers Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,244

Street avg £4,064

Strongly above

Floor Area

172 m²

Street avg 193 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Haldane Terrace

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle Upon Tyne district page.
Full Newcastle Upon Tyne report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE2 3QE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NE2 3QE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NE2 3QE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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