61a, Woodbine Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1DE

61a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. At 61 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (61–237 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £240,000. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.