78a, Salters Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1DX

78a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 65 m² this is the 4th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–255 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 22 units on file.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £168,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 14.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 66.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.