53 Esplanade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AS
About 53 Esplanade
53 Esplanade is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2AS). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 29.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £372,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
53 Esplanade's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2022AmendmentIn report
Existing dwelling residential house for more than 10 years from Bed and Breakfast 1990s
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00233/CLEXIS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 5 years.
£372,000
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
11 April 2022Most recent
£372,000
+88.4%over 4 years22 June 2017
£197,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 2AS: £125,000 (2025–2024).
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£290,00051 52, Flat D, Esplanade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AS
Sold Sept 2024
£125,00051 52, Flat B, Esplanade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AS
Sold Sept 2024
£85,00051 52, Flat C, Esplanade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2AS
Sold Sept 2024
£90,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

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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
Promenade-Tennis Courts — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Rockcliffe First School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB