27 Drake Close, South Shields, NE33 5DE

27 Drake Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in South Shields (NE33 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 21.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 133.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £137,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.