2 Belle Grove West, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4LT

2 Belle Grove West is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in August 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 180.3% above the 1995 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 59.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.