13 Manners Gardens, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0DW

13 Manners Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE25 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file.

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 is 34.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.