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28 Briar Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1RU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Briar Avenue

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

28 Briar Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 34.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold March 2021 for £415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Briar Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Briar Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2021
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension with flat roof and roof lantern, which will project 2260mm from the rear elevation and infill between the existing two storey rear projection and the existing single storey rear extension to the rear of 26 Briar Avenue. Height to eaves 2919mm (from ground level), overall height 3194mm (from ground level to top of parapet coping stone).

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01276/CLPROP
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£557,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£415,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2021Most recent

    £415,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 1RU: £445,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Briar Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 28 Briar Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,029

Street avg £2,945

Strongly above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 145 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

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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.
Full Whitley Bay report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NE26 1RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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