28 Carolyn Way, Whitley Bay, NE26 3EB
About 28 Carolyn Way
28 Carolyn Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3EB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 28.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 77.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 21 EPCs). Last sale on file: £252,500 in December 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed alterations and side and rear extension to form new ground floor bedroom, kitchen, bedroom and ensuite in the loft
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02210/FULH
What's in 28 Carolyn Way, Whitley Bay, NE26 3EB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 5 years.
£252,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2020Most recent
£252,500
+32.2%over 5 years24 September 2015
£191,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 3EB: £315,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE26 3EB
Everything we know about 28 Carolyn Way, 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 Carolyn Way homes
Habitable Rooms for 28 Carolyn Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,713
Street avg £3,058
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Woodburn Drive-St Lucia Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Whitley Lodge First School. 18 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB