48 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
About 48 Countess Avenue
48 Countess Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whitley Bay (NE26 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 31 EPCs). Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 23.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 75.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £284,500 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
48 Countess Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolish existing rear offshoot and erection two storey and single storey rear extensions (Re-submission, revised location and design of single storey rear extension)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00582/FULH
- Mar 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolish existing rear offshoot and erection two storey and single storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00121/FULH
What's in 48 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
48 Countess Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 11 years.
£284,500
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£284,500
+89.7%over 8 years9 November 2012
£150,000
+22.4%over 3 years3 September 2009
£122,500
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
£290,00024 Countess Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 3PN
Sold May 2021
£280,00018 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
On price per m², 48 Countess Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,518
Street avg £1,709
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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.
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
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB