23 South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RE

23 South Parade is a mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 2RE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–211 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2023); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, subdivision, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 13.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£762/sq ft) was about 848.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £336,500 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.