26 Hartley Street, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0AA

26 Hartley Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE25 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–174 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 53.8% above the 2005 sale of £71,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 15 EPCs).