1 Alder Close, Morpeth, NE61 1XH
About 1 Alder Close
1 Alder Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Morpeth (NE61 1XH). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition of existing rear conservatory and replacement with new single storey extension.
- Agent
- Beautiful Pigeon Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02133/CLPROP
- Aug 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition of existing rear conservatory and replacement with new single storey extension.
- Agent
- Beautiful Pigeon Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02133/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Alder Close
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 14 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2021Most recent
£355,000
+26.8%over 14 years27 September 2006
£279,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE61 1XH: £320,000 (2024–2007).
Versus other Alder Close homes
Floor Area for 1 Alder Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,669
Street avg £3,106
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Morpeth Rail Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Morpeth Stobhillgate First School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







