5 Albert Drive, Gateshead, NE9 6EH

5 Albert Drive is a detached house in Gateshead (NE9 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 826 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 77 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (77–234 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in May 2003. Sale prices here have outpaced Gateshead HPI: 17.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 32.6% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.