1 Kew Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 3LY
About 1 Kew Gardens
1 Kew Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 sits 61% above the 2007 sale of £210,000. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2008. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Kew Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2008Loft ConversionFullIn report
Side dormer to facilitate loft conversion (Revised description)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02769/FUL
What's in 1 Kew Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 3LY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.0% per year over 8 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 18.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2007Most recent
£210,000
+61.5%over 4 years31 January 2003
£130,000
+108.0%over 2 years8 August 2000
£62,500
+15.7%over 1 year29 April 1999
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 3LY: £325,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in NE26 3LY
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Versus other Kew Gardens homes
Years Held for 1 Kew Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,579
Street avg £1,954
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.1 km
Ilfracombe Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Marine 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
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB