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About 30 The Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
30 The Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Longbenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE7 7SY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 23.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 60.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 30 The Drive, Longbenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2025PorchFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear, porch to front and new driveway to front.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Drive homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 30 The Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,710
Street avg £2,002
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Benton Road-The Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE7 7SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 65 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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