5 Alder Close, Morpeth, NE61 1XH
About 5 Alder Close
5 Alder Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Morpeth (NE61 1XH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 13.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2023AmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment (to move back rear wall line) on approved application 22/03461/FUL.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00596/NONMAT
- Dec 2022PorchFullIn report
Rear (North) Single Storey Extension & Front (South) External Entrance Porch, Extended Driveway And Vehicular Access To Alder Close Including Installation Of A Dropped Kerb.
- Agent
- JAG Technical Services Limited
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03461/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Alder Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE61 1XH: £320,000 (2024–2007).
Versus other Alder Close homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Alder Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £2,914
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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







