5 Guardian Court, Rockcliffe Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NN
About 5 Guardian Court
5 Guardian Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2NN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 6th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (68 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 188.1% above the 2023 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 28 EPCs). Last sale on file: £42,000 in March 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Guardian Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Guardian Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.6% per year over 18 years.
£42,000
Growth on file: -1.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2023Most recent
£42,000
-25.0%over 17 years23 June 2005
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 2NN: £250,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NE26 2NN
3 Rockcliffe Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NN
Sold Feb 2025
£203,5007 Rockcliffe Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NN
Sold Jan 2025
£250,00024 Rockcliffe Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NN
Sold Jul 2024
£462,50023 Rockcliffe Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NN
Sold Oct 2022
£375,0001 Guardian Court, Rockcliffe Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NN
Sold Jul 2022
£52,500
Everything we know about 5 Guardian Court, in one report
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 Rockcliffe Avenue homes
On price per m², 5 Guardian Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£857
Street avg £1,606
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
Promenade-Rocklcliffe Gdns — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Rockcliffe First School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB