9 Kittiwake House, Promenade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2BL

9 Kittiwake House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 9 Kittiwake House (31–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 60). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 74.4% above the 2005 sale of £62,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 31 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (43 m² median across 39 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).