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About 249 Durham Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
249 Durham Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gateshead (NE9 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 162 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 11 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 32.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £255,000. 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.
249 Durham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2026
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£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£255,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Durham Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
249 Durham Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,574
Street avg £1,651
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gateshead district page.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Durham Road Saltwell Park — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NE9 5AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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