8 Belsay Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2AU

8 Belsay Gardens is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 29 m² this is the 10th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–183 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 81.7% above the 2004 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode.