24 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
About 24 Countess Avenue
24 Countess Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold May 2021 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 30% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 113.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
24 Countess Avenue has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
24 Countess Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 22 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£280,000
+69.7%over 9 years8 September 2011
£165,000
+7.1%over 7 years1 September 2004
£154,000
+352.9%over 4 years21 October 1999
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 3PN: £260,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NE26 3PN
9 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
Sold Apr 2024
£260,00020 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
Sold Jun 2021
£290,00048 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
Sold Jan 2021
£284,50018 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
Sold Mar 2019
£225,00035 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
Sold Oct 2018
£152,000
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Versus other Countess Avenue homes
24 Countess Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £1,689
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
Park View-Countess Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Marine Park First School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB