18 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN

18 Countess Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 55.6% above the 2019 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 15% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £225,000.