2 East Thorn Cottage, Kirkley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0AG

2 East Thorn Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kirkley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2446 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 sits 55.4% above the 2011 sale of £392,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 35.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.