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Get started49 The Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Longbenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE7 7SY). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 32% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £353,000 in February 2019.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor extension over existing side extension, single storey extensions to side and rear and decking to rear garden (as amended by plans received 10.02.2021).
49 The Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 13 years.
£353,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 13 years.
49 The Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,540
Street avg £2,010
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Erection of two storey extension to side and single storey extension to side and rear following demolition of existing garage and kitchen (amended plans received 27.07.2017)
8 February 2019Most recent
£353,000
+52.8%over 13 years3 February 2006
£231,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE7 7SY: £385,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Nov 2023
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Sold Mar 2023
16 The Drive Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sold Mar 2021
30 The Drive Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sold Feb 2021
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
NE7 7GF
Closest school
0.1 km
Benton Park Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB
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