5 Marine Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 1EG

5 Marine Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 53.8% above the 2016 sale of £262,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.