23 Briar Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1RU
About 23 Briar Avenue
23 Briar Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 175 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £480,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
23 Briar Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Briar Avenue has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed demolition of existing sun room and construction of new sun room to rear. 2no. new dormer windows and a velux roof light to the rear elevation and a velux window to the front elevation. Various internal alterations
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00750/FULH
- Jun 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear utility extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01147/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 Briar Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Briar Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2025Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 1RU: £423,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in NE26 1RU
Everything we know about 23 Briar Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Briar Avenue homes
Years Held for 23 Briar Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,743
Street avg £2,977
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Claremont Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Coquet Park First School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB