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About 2 Drake Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Drake Close is a semi-detached house in South Shields (NE33 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 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 (November 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 202.8% above the 2005 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 18.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
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.
2 Drake Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2005)
£36,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 7 years.
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.
On habitable rooms, 2 Drake Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,440
Street avg £1,136
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the South Shields district page.
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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