21 Drake Close, South Shields, NE33 5DE

21 Drake Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in South Shields (NE33 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 13th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 81.5% above the 2006 sale of £59,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 28 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.