5 Kings Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 3BD
About 5 Kings Road
5 Kings Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £735,000 is 20.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £610,000 in May 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Energy performance
5 Kings Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing garage and erection of single storey rear kitchen and garden room extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00469/FULH
- Dec 2003Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Loft conversion including 2 dormers to rear elevation and single storey rear extension
Extension- Reference
- 03/03325/FUL
What's in 5 Kings Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 3BD's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Kings Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£735,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 28 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2023Most recent
£610,000
+810.4%over 27 years22 June 1995
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 3BD: £579,950 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in NE26 3BD
Everything we know about 5 Kings Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Kings Road homes
On years held, 5 Kings Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,785
Street avg £2,657
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.2 km
Claremont Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Coquet Park First 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB