Holly Lodge, The Avenue, Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JD
About Holly Lodge
Holly Lodge is a detached house in Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 113 m² it sits well below the postcode median (328 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 23.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in August 2020.
Know exactly what you're buying at Holly Lodge
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Holly Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed 1.5 storey front extension, single storey rear extension, insertion of rooflights and detached double garage
- Agent
- Martin Young & Associates
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02915/FUL
- Nov 2019New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline permission to replace existing dwelling with single dwelling house 1.5 storeys (some matters reserved including access, appearance, landscaping and scale)
- Agent
- Martin Young & Associates
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02295/OUT
What's in Holly Lodge, The Avenue, Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2020Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE20 0JD: £735,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in NE20 0JD
Richmond House, The Avenue, Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JD
Sold May 2024
£735,000Orchard House, The Avenue, Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JD
Sold Jul 2023
£200,0003 North View Farm, The Avenue, Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JD
Sold Sept 2022
£940,000Ancona House, The Avenue, Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JD
Sold Apr 2022
£1,187,000Dyke House, The Avenue, Medburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JD
Sold Dec 2021
£660,000
Everything we know about Holly Lodge, 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 The Avenue homes
EPC Rating for Holly Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,761
Street avg £1,838
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 344 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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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
0.4 km
The Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Darras Hall Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB