6 East Close, Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0TF

6 East Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Matfen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 0TF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in May 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 138.9% above the 2000 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 32.1% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).