10 Arundel Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 5YE

10 Arundel Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Gateshead (NE9 5YE). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 212.4% above the 2013 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.