What type of property is 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW?

1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What energy rating does 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW is F with a score of 34 out of 100, lodged in August 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW?

1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW?

1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW located?

1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW sits in Whitley Bay. It falls within the NE26 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW?

Police records around 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Burglary makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW?

The closest primary school to 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW is Whitley Lodge First School (476m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Whitley Bay High School (1.1km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW?

The closest bus stop to 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, NE26 1HW is The Links-Briar Dene, 213m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 1HW

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 34

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Beacon House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Beacon House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in 1 Beacon House, where floor areas span 64–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 72).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Beacon House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F34

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Beacon House, Grenada Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 1HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Beacon House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

10applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Beacon House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£205,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 1HW: £205,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in NE26 1HW

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On the street

Versus other Grenada Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Beacon House is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

34 (F)

Street avg 61 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 69 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Whitley Bay district page.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Links-Briar Dene — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Whitley Lodge First School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE26 1HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NE26 1HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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