7 Fountain Head Bank, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4HT
About 7 Fountain Head Bank
7 Fountain Head Bank is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE26 4HT). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Other recorded features include notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 20.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 116.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £247,500. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 7 Fountain Head Bank.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Side and rear extension to bungalow.
- Agent
- DB Design & Draughting Limited
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04012/FUL
- May 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- B/04/00135/FUL
What's in 7 Fountain Head Bank, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4HT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£247,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 December 2022Most recent
£247,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE26 4HT: £310,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in NE26 4HT
1 Fountain Head Bank, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4HT
Sold Nov 2024
£362,0008 Fountain Head Bank, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4HT
Sold Aug 2023
£310,00012 Fountain Head Bank, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4HT
Sold Apr 2019
£360,0006 Fountain Head Bank, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4HT
Sold Oct 2012
£275,00020 Fountain Head Bank, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4HT
Sold Oct 2010
£137,000
Everything we know about 7 Fountain Head Bank, 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 Fountain Head Bank homes
On price per m², 7 Fountain Head Bank stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,018
Street avg £1,922
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Fountain Head Bank — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Seaton Sluice Middle School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB