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2 Castle Farm Cottages, Castle Farm Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3RH

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Castle Farm Cottages

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

2 Castle Farm Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 3RH). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (413 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£597/sq ft) was about 119.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £405,000.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Castle Farm Cottages, Castle Farm Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Castle Farm Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Mar 2025
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of a conservatory to rear following removal of existing.

    Extension
    Reference
    2025/0427/01/HOU
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2025
    ConservatoryHeritage
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Listed building Application: Erection of a conservatory to rear following removal of existing.

    Extension
    Reference
    2025/0471/01/LBC
    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.

2 Castle Farm Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£434,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£405,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 September 2020Most recent

    £405,000

    +36.1%over 3 years

  2. 10 August 2017

    £297,500

    +2.6%over 1 year

  3. 3 November 2015

    £290,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in NE2 3RH: £310,000 (2011–2000).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Farm Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 2 Castle Farm Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 49 (E)

Above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 311 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 16.9 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below
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 Abbotsford Terrace

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£170k

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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

0.2 km

Matthew Bank-Beattie Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NE2 3RH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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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