12 Claremont Court, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HN

12 Claremont Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 79).

At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 25.8% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 21.8% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in December 2012.