Flat 4, 45 Regent Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1ED

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 1ED). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 11th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 13.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £140,000.