The Old Barn, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
About The Old Barn
The Old Barn is a detached house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 19% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £420,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Old Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2021Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE20 0RP: £825,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NE20 0RP
Temperance Cottage, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RP
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 The Old Barn, 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
The Old Barn is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,781
Street avg £4,279
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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