5 Darras Road, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9PD

5 Darras Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE20 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 328 m² (around 3531 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 328 m² the property is well over the postcode median (176 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,025,000 sits 141.2% above the 2012 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.