2 Guide Post Cottages, Belsay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0DS
About 2 Guide Post Cottages
2 Guide Post Cottages is a semi-detached house in Belsay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Guide Post Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Guide Post Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Guide Post Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE20 0DS: £440,000 (2025–2020).
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Versus the street
2 Guide Post Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Arcade — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Belsay Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB