28 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB
About 28 Park Drive
28 Park Drive is a detached house in Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.
At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 is 23.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £756,250.
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Energy performance
28 Park Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
28 Park Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear and alterations to elevations to side
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/0236/01/DET
What's in 28 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 28 Park Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£936,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 3 years.
£756,250
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2019Most recent
£756,250
+44.7%over 2 years31 January 2017
£522,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE3 5QB: £428,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NE3 5QB
3 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB
Sold Jul 2025
£55,00036 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB
Sold Mar 2025
£699,9504 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB
Sold May 2024
£428,5007 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB
Sold Mar 2021
£386,50010 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB
Sold Nov 2020
£535,000
Versus other Park Drive homes
Floor Area for 28 Park Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,346
Street avg £2,573
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brunton Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Gosforth Park First School. 24 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB