Standing Stone Farm, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RQ
About Standing Stone Farm
Standing Stone Farm is a detached house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on biomass.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. 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
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Standing Stone Farm has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2016ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 6 (archaeological), 7 (protected species) and 8 (land contamination) from planning permission 12/03435/FUL (Revisions to existing approved proposal (CM/20090528) as supplemented by additional information in respect of condition 8 on 22/03/16: alterations to existing workshop building and construction of new single and two storey extension for Class B1 use).
- Agent
- Nicholson Nairn Architects
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03570/DISCON
- Dec 2015ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to 12/03435/FUL (Revisions to existing approved proposal (CM/20090528): alterations to existing workshop building and construction of new single and two storey extension for Class B1 use).
- Agent
- Nicholson Nairn Architects
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03535/NONMAT
What's in Standing Stone Farm, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RQ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Standing Stone Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£650,000
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.
Everything we know about Standing Stone Farm, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus the street
Floor Area for Standing Stone Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 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
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
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB