Blacksmiths Forge Cottage, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
About Blacksmiths Forge Cottage
Blacksmiths Forge Cottage is a detached house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 133 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £622,000 is 29% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Blacksmiths Forge Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Blacksmiths Forge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 18 years.
£482,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
10 November 2017Most recent
£482,000
+41.8%over 14 years28 August 2003
£340,000
+51.1%over 3 years29 November 1999
£225,050
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
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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
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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
On epc rating, Blacksmiths Forge Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,624
Street avg £4,159
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.0 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