What kind of home is Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX?

Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX last change hands?

Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX last sold for £244,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £235,000 in September 2015, so prices have been flat over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2015 and September 2022, Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX rose from £235,000 to £244,000, a change of £9,000. That works out to roughly +0.5% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX have?

The current EPC rating for Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in January 2025. It has dropped from a B recorded in January 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX?

Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX use?

The latest EPC at Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX?

Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX is in council tax band D.

Is Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX in a safe area?

Police records around Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX?

The closest primary school to Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX is Backworth Park Primary School (129m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is George Stephenson High School (2.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX?

The closest bus stop to Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, NE27 0FX is Backworth, 25m away. The nearest rail option is Railway Station, 1.4km away.

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Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0FX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Stead Cottage

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

Stead Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE27 0FX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (January 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 23.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £244,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Stead Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2025

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Stead Cottage, 5 Backworth Lane, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0FX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Stead Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Stead Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£301,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£244,000

Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

5 September 2022Most recent
£244,000
+3.8%over 6 years
6 September 2015
£235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE27 0FX: £164,950 (2022–2016).

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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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Backworth — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Backworth Park Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NE27 0FX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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