9 Esplanade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AG
About 9 Esplanade
9 Esplanade is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2AG). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. A recent sale: £350,000 in March 2025. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 16.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
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Risks
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
9 Esplanade's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2005Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from dwelling house to guest house (guest house to be used with one letting room only)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/00276/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Esplanade was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 28 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£350,000
+32.1%over 17 years4 January 2008
£265,000
+463.8%over 11 years19 December 1996
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 2AG: £75,000 (2023–2018).
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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
0.1 km
Whitley Road-Percy Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Rockcliffe First School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB