Ashfield Lodge, East Park Road, Gateshead, NE9 5AX

Ashfield Lodge is a three-bedroom detached house in Gateshead (NE9 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £407,500.