5 Benton Road, West Allotment, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0EP

5 Benton Road is a mid-terrace house in West Allotment, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE27 0EP). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–179 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 74.6% above the 2022 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold January 2022 for £67,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.