8 Craggyknowe, Washington, NE37 1JY
About 8 Craggyknowe
8 Craggyknowe is a three-bedroom detached house in Washington (NE37 1JY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 5 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. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 39% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £156,100. 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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
8 Craggyknowe sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Craggyknowe 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.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£156,100
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 August 2021Most recent
£156,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE37 1JY: £135,000 (2025–2017).
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Versus other Craggyknowe homes
Price per m² for 8 Craggyknowe runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,815
Street avg £1,328
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Knoulberry Road - Shunner Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Blackfell Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.9dB