5 Brackenway, Washington, NE37 1AW
About 5 Brackenway
5 Brackenway is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Washington (NE37 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £105,000 in January 2021. 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. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 16.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Brackenway has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Brackenway has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 22 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£105,000
+10.5%over 6 months15 July 2020
£95,000
+2.2%over 10 years18 December 2009
£93,000
+19.2%over 6 years7 November 2003
£78,000
+105.3%over 5 years6 August 1998
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE37 1AW: £62,000 (2024–2022).
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Versus other Brackenway homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Brackenway lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,400
Street avg £1,121
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Blue House Lane-Havannah Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Albany Village Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB