Blackett House, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
About Blackett House
Blackett House is a semi-detached house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Blackett House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Feb 2026ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 6 (front garden walls) on approved application 25/01178/LBC to reflect front garden walls as built
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00473/VARYCO
- Sept 2017Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from office to single 5 bedroom dwelling. Minor internal alterations to suit proposed usage.
- Agent
- Nicholson Nairn Architects
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02675/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Blackett House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£626,000
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 0RP: £825,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NE20 0RP
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Sold Apr 2025
£825,000Rose Cottage, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
Sold Nov 2024
£420,000Estate House, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
Sold Oct 2024
£1,130,000Walled Garden, Willoughby House, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
Sold Sept 2024
£2,150,000Matfen Cottage, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
Sold Aug 2022
£149,500
Everything we know about Blackett House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus the street
Blackett House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
262 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 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
0.0 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
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB