8a, Beechwood Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE25 8EP

8a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE25 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 130.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £425,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).