17 Grosvenor Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 2JP

17 Grosvenor Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2JP). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 146.9% above the 2010 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 14 EPCs).