37 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AQ
About 37 Holywell Avenue
37 Holywell Avenue is a six-bedroom detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 375 m² (around 4036 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a balcony, a conservatory and a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 375 m² the property is well over the postcode median (175 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,829,000 is 31.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £1,395,000. 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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- BalconyYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
37 Holywell Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
37 Holywell Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2014Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed loft conversion, enlarged rear gable and 1no glazed rear dormer to the rear roof slope
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00979/FULH
- Oct 2013Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed loft conversion with the addition of 1no dormer to the rear, alterations to existing gable feature to the rear to form a window and installation of 3no. roof lights. (Revised Description 25.10.2013)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01472/FULH
What's in 37 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AQ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 37 Holywell Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,829,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 26 years.
£1,395,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£1,395,000
+697.1%over 25 years30 May 1996
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 3AQ: £608,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in NE26 3AQ
73 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AQ
Sold May 2025
£900,00059 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AQ
Sold Jul 2024
£965,000Churchill House, Flat 4, 31 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AQ
Sold Jul 2022
£355,00049 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AQ
Sold Jun 2017
£608,00055 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AQ
Sold Aug 2015
£550,000
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Versus other Holywell Avenue homes
Floor Area for 37 Holywell Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,720
Street avg £3,312
Floor Area
375 m²
Street avg 211 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 11.7 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
0.4 km
Monkseaton Drive-Subway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Whitley Bay High School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB