7 Blackett Cottages, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0EJ
About 7 Blackett Cottages
7 Blackett Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 52), 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 dual fuel.
At 67 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Blackett Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
7 Blackett Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£181,000
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.
Everything we know about 7 Blackett Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Blackett Cottages homes
On habitable rooms, 7 Blackett Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.1 km
Black Bull — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB