3 Benfield Grove, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4JP

3 Benfield Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE26 4JP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 sits 441.8% above the 2000 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 82.2% below the postcode norm.