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

9 Kearsley Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE25 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 25 m² this is the 5th 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.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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: 20.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 131.6% above the 2007 sale of £47,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 113.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.