1 High House Cottages, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RG
About 1 High House Cottages
1 High House Cottages is a semi-detached house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0RG). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in February 2024 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 105). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 183 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 High House Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of two storey rear and side extension, internal alterations and change of use of agricultural field to garden
- Agent
- Butler Haig Associates
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02318/FUL
What's in 1 High House Cottages, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 High House Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£429,000
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 0RG: £800,000 (2024–2007).
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Versus the street
EPC Rating for 1 High House Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
89 (B)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 12.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.4 km
Robin Hood Inn — 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB