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Get started297 Durham Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Gateshead (NE9 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
Sale prices here have outpaced Gateshead HPI: 3.1% per year against 0.2% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £552,000 — fresh data.
297 Durham Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
297 Durham Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 20 years.
£552,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 20 years.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Durham Road-Valley View — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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3 October 2025Most recent
£552,000
+44.1%over 4 years20 November 2020
£383,000
+28.1%over 15 years16 May 2005
£299,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE9 5AE: £212,500 (2024–2021).
NE9 5HL
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell. 31 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB
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