3 Alston Grove, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4JS

3 Alston Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay (NE26 4JS). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 64.3% above the 2017 sale of £238,000. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.