3 Heathfield House, Durham Road, Gateshead, NE9 5AP

3 Heathfield House is a semi-detached house in Gateshead (NE9 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 90 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (90–155 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 12.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.