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About 8 Laygate Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Laygate Place is a detached house in South Shields (NE33 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Laygate Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Laygate Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The complete analysis of 8 Laygate Place, South Shields, NE33 5RT
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Versus other Laygate Place homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8 Laygate Place lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 58 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.1 km
Laygate — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE33 5RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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