5 Links Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1TF
About 5 Links Avenue
5 Links Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 1TF). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 71). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £596,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Links Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Links Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2013PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey side and rear extension, new porch, first floor front bay window and roof lights to front and rear roof slopes (revised description 07.08.2013)
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01048/FULH
- Aug 2013ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
New Orangrey extension to rear of propertyExtend beyond Original 4.9m - Max height above ground level 3.6m - Height of eaves 3 m
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01162/HHGDO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Links Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£687,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 18 years.
£596,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£596,000
+213.7%over 18 years14 September 2003
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 1TF: £440,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NE26 1TF
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Links Avenue homes
On floor area, 5 Links Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,995
Street avg £2,444
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Claremont Road-Links Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Coquet Park First School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB