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About 1 Drake Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Drake Close is an end-of-terrace house in South Shields (NE33 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
It hasn't traded since June 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 391.3% above the 2003 sale of £23,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Drake Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2003).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2003)
£23,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Drake Close homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Drake Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£920
Street avg £1,210
Floor Area
25 m²
Street avg 35 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
South Eldon Street-Drake Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE33 5DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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