125 Astley Road, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0DL

125 Astley Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE25 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–148 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

It hasn't traded since January 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. 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: 30.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 128.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2008. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 43 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 22 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.