53 Grove Park Oval, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1EF

53 Grove Park Oval is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the 11th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 50 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 51 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).