157 Donvale Road, Washington, NE37 1DR
About 157 Donvale Road
157 Donvale Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Washington (NE37 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 107 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 9 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 26.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £110,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
157 Donvale Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2022Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE37 1DR: £90,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in NE37 1DR
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Versus other Donvale Road homes
Floor Area for 157 Donvale Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,028
Street avg £1,117
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 km
London Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
George Washington Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB