18 Kew Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 3LY
About 18 Kew Gardens
18 Kew Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 16.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £326,000 in September 2019.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
18 Kew Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion with rear dormer window
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00340/CLPROP
- Jan 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Dormer to rear and single storey extension to existing offshoot
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02056/CLPROP
What's in 18 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 at least doubled since 2013.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 6 years.
£326,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2019Most recent
£326,000
+25.4%over 4 years20 January 2015
£260,000
+73.3%over 1 year14 July 2013
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 3LY: £325,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in NE26 3LY
Everything we know about 18 Kew Gardens, 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 Kew Gardens homes
CO₂ Emissions for 18 Kew Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,587
Street avg £1,906
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 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