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

3 Beacon House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 64 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 3 Beacon House (64–75 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 82% above the 2011 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).