13 Hartside Crescent, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0SB

13 Hartside Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE27 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 79.5% above the 2007 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm.