28 Briarwood Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5DA

28 Briarwood Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 sits 54.3% above the 2012 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.