8 Ganton Close, Washington, NE37 2LW
About 8 Ganton Close
8 Ganton Close is a semi-detached house in Washington (NE37 2LW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 260.4% above the 1996 sale of £50,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 65.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Ganton Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two/single storey extension to side and rear of property.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00550/FUL
- May 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of sun lounge to rear
- Reference
- 04/00741/FUL
What's in 8 Ganton Close, Washington, NE37 2LW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Ganton Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 July 1996Most recent
£50,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE37 2LW: £142,500 (2023–2004).
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Versus other Ganton Close homes
Price per m² for 8 Ganton Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£521
Street avg £2,075
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.2 km
Heworth Road-School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB