5 Hillcroft South, Station Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6HD

5 Hillcroft South is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Low Fell, Gateshead, Gateshead (NE9 6HD). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 74 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 58). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Sale prices here have outpaced Gateshead HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.