Flat 5, 1 Clarence Crescent, Whitley Bay, NE26 2DZ

Flat 5 is an end-of-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–222 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 72).

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).