42 Melville Grove, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7AR

42 Melville Grove is a semi-detached house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE7 7AR). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 300% above the 2021 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 71.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £100,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.