48 Grafton Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NR
About 48 Grafton Road
48 Grafton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2NR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 43.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 44.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
48 Grafton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
48 Grafton Road 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
Latest sale on 48 Grafton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 17 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£280,000
+61.9%over 16 years16 September 2004
£172,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 2NR: £195,750 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in NE26 2NR
Everything we know about 48 Grafton Road, 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 Grafton Road homes
On years held, 48 Grafton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,972
Street avg £1,527
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
Whitley Road-Grafton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Rockcliffe First School. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB