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About 34 Valley Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
34 Valley Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Low Fell, Gateshead, Gateshead (NE9 5DH). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £430,000. 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.
34 Valley Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 34 Valley Drive, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullGrant
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Roof conversion to existing rear extension to replace flat roof with pitched roof with velux windows. New bi-folding doors in existing single storey extension replacing back door and window.
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£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Valley Drive homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
34 Valley Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,496
Street avg £2,889
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dryden Road-Valley Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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