1 Preston Terrace, West Allotment, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0DT

1 Preston Terrace is an end-of-terrace house in West Allotment, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE27 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 13% below the 2022 sale of £138,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2022 for £138,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.