4 Derwent Road, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4JH

4 Derwent Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE26 4JH). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £350,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.