Matfen Cottage, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP

Matfen Cottage is a detached house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 122), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 54.5% above the 2022 sale of £149,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £149,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.