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Castle Farm Cottage, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0AU

5 planning records

Estimated value

£414,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£405,000)+2%
  • Against NE27 0AU's recent median (£343,855)+20%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£414,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£405,000)+2%
  • Against NE27 0AU's recent median (£343,855)+20%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Castle Farm Cottage is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NE27 0AU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    120 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2019

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in NE27 0AU

    4 sales, median £343,855 (2025–2002)

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SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 5 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Castle Farm Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2016.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 April 2024Most recent

    £405,000

    +200.0%over 7 years

  2. 16 June 2016

    £135,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in NE27 0AU: £343,855 (2025–2002).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Castle Farm Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Castle Farm Cottage is a detached house in Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE27 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Last sale on file: £405,000 in April 2024.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 December 2029

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2019from Dec 2013
EPC improved fromF35toC75
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Castle Farm Cottage, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Castle Farm Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

5 applications on record at Castle Farm Cottage, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0AU

5decisions4extensions54documents
  1. Apr 2017
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Attic conversation with 2no dormer and 1no velux windows to the front and 3no velux windows to the rear. Brick up and move existing door and replace existing window with french doors to the rear

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    17/00220/FULH
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. FullDecision

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle Upon Tyne district page.
Full Newcastle Upon Tyne report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

104/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Backworth Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Backworth Park Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Backworth Park Primary SchoolPrimary282m
  • Holystone Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Amberley Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
  • Shiremoor Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km

Nearest stops

  • Backworth LaneBus stop137m
  • BackworthBus stop198m
  • Backworth Castle ParkBus stop368m
  • Station Road-NurseryBus stop378m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences437 reports32%
  • Anti-social Behaviour253 reports19%
  • Shoplifting148 reports11%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson120 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE27 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NE27 0AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NE27 0AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC CPre-1919 build

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Castle Farm Cottage is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NE27 0AU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Castle Farm Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Castle Farm Cottage was lodged in December 2019 at band C and is valid until December 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Castle Farm Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from NE27 0AU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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