140 Park Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AU

140 Park Avenue is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 41.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2019 for £303,000.