23 Davenport Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5AE
About 23 Davenport Drive
23 Davenport Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 81 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 27.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,500 in December 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
23 Davenport Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey side extension application was refused at 23 Davenport Drive in 2024.
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor extension to side above existing garage and utility (retrospective).
Retrospective- Reference
- 2025/1208/01/HOU
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor extension over existing garage to side. (Retrospective).
Retrospective- Reference
- 2024/0731/01/HOU
What's in 23 Davenport Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5AE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£270,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE3 5AE: £330,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NE3 5AE
11 Davenport Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5AE
Sold Jul 2024
£310,00016 Davenport Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5AE
Sold Jul 2024
£330,0005 Davenport Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5AE
Sold Sept 2022
£365,00015 Davenport Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5AE
Sold Jun 2022
£306,0009 Davenport Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5AE
Sold Jan 2022
£432,000
Versus other Davenport Drive homes
On epc rating, 23 Davenport Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,340
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brunton Park Polwarth Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Gosforth Park First School. 21 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
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB








