17 Laurel Avenue, Fawdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2RP
About 17 Laurel Avenue
17 Laurel Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fawdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 2RP). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 115 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
17 Laurel Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Laurel Avenue has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
17 Laurel Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£275,000
+41.0%over 7 years27 November 2015
£195,000
+174.6%over 16 years7 April 1999
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE3 2RP: £250,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in NE3 2RP
6 Laurel Avenue, Fawdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2RP
Sold Jul 2024
£302,0009 Laurel Avenue, Fawdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2RP
Sold Dec 2023
£250,00015 Laurel Avenue, Fawdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2RP
Sold Mar 2022
£185,00016 Laurel Avenue, Fawdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2RP
Sold Feb 2022
£255,0005 Laurel Avenue, Fawdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2RP
Sold Mar 2013
£160,000
Versus other Laurel Avenue homes
17 Laurel Avenue is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,391
Street avg £1,932
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fawdon Lane - Pine Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Regent Farm First School. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB








