4 Kearsley Close, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0BL

4 Kearsley Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE25 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. At 23 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 84 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–36 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 84 units on file.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 113.7% above the 2007 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 147.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (29 m² median across 83 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.