12 The Garth, Kenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4LL

12 The Garth is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1392 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 62.1% above the 2009 sale of £142,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 23.1% below the postcode norm.