What kind of home is 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB sell for?

3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB last sold for £55,000 in July 2025. Before that, it sold for £310,000 in September 2016, so prices have been falling over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

Across 2 sales between September 2016 and July 2025, 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB fell from £310,000 to £55,000, a change of £255,000. That works out to roughly -17.7% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

The current EPC rating for 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NE3 5QB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB use?

The latest EPC at 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB had any planning applications?

3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB has council approval for an extension granted in March 2019 under ref. 2019/0135/01/DET. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB in?

3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB sits in Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne. It falls within the NE3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

Police records around 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

The closest primary school to 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB is Gosforth Park First School (713m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Gosforth East Middle School (960m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB?

The closest bus stop to 3 Park Drive, NE3 5QB is Brunton Park, 192m away. The nearest underground option is Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 1.4km away.

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3 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Park Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Park Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE3 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -17.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 620% above the 2025 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 76.7% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £55,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 13 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Park Drive, Melton Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2019
PorchFull
In report
Erection of porch and canopy to front and alterations to existing garage and utility room roof to side (As amended by plans received 13/03/19 and 27/03/19).
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
2019/0135/01/DET
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What's in 3 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Park Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£396,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -17.7% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£55,000

Growth on file: -17.7% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

28 July 2025Most recent
£55,000
-82.3%over 8 years
8 September 2016
£310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NE3 5QB: £428,500 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in NE3 5QB

On the street

Versus other Park Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 3 Park Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£491

Street avg £2,858

Strongly below

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 160 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle Upon Tyne district page.

Full Newcastle Upon Tyne report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE3 5QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NE3 5QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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