7 Valley Drive, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5DD

7 Valley Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Low Fell, Gateshead, Gateshead (NE9 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1839 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 171 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 5 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 43.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 59.5% below the postcode norm.