6 Ivy Road, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1DB

6 Ivy Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since August 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 sits 498.6% above the 1997 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.