24 Kings Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 2JT
About 24 Kings Drive
24 Kings Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2JT). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £595,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 119.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
24 Kings Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2014DemolitionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing conservatory and construct single storey dining room extension to the rear
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02066/CLPROP
- Apr 2007Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion and dormer windows
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00050/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 24 Kings Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 February 2025Most recent
£595,000
+56.6%over 8 years16 June 2016
£380,000
+190.1%over 14 years4 December 2001
£131,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 2JT: £330,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NE26 2JT
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Kings Drive homes
Price per m² for 24 Kings Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,563
Street avg £2,214
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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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
Park View-Park Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Marden Bridge Middle School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB