8 Emblehope Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4RW
About 8 Emblehope Drive
8 Emblehope Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2020. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £410,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 58.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Aug 2021Garage ConversionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey extension to rear and garage conversion.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/1112/01/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
8 Emblehope Drive has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 19 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2023Most recent
£410,000
+33.6%over 2 years11 March 2021
£307,000
+33.5%over 12 years9 January 2009
£230,000
-10.5%22 December 2008
£256,995
+2.8%over 4 years31 March 2004
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE3 4RW: £408,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in NE3 4RW
12 Emblehope Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4RW
Sold Mar 2025
£428,0007 Emblehope Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4RW
Sold Nov 2024
£408,00021 Emblehope Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4RW
Sold Aug 2022
£420,00032 Emblehope Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4RW
Sold Mar 2020
£75,00028 Emblehope Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4RW
Sold Feb 2018
£60,000
Versus other Emblehope Drive homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Emblehope Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,154
Street avg £2,247
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kenton Road-Kenton Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wyndham Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB








