1 Helmdon, Washington, NE37 3AP
About 1 Helmdon
1 Helmdon is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Washington (NE37 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 37 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 100% above the 2017 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).
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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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
1 Helmdon sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Helmdon has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Helmdon's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£106,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 16 years.
£53,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2017Most recent
£53,000
+60.8%over 15 years2 November 2001
£32,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE37 3AP: £150,000 (2025–2023).
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Versus other Helmdon homes
1 Helmdon is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,205
Street avg £1,654
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Manor Road-Northumberland Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Usworth Colliery Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB