5 Berwick Hill Cottages, Berwick Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JZ
About 5 Berwick Hill Cottages
5 Berwick Hill Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Berwick Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 64% above the 2017 sale of £211,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension and porch
- Agent
- Marsfen Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03275/FUL
- Jul 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and porch (amended plans received 05/07/21)
- Agent
- Marsfen Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01477/FUL
What's in 5 Berwick Hill Cottages, Berwick Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£211,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 April 2017Most recent
£211,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in NE20 0JZ: £177,500 (2024–2006).
Everything we know about 5 Berwick Hill 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 the street
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
1.6 km
Hiddlestone — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Richard Coates Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB