622 Durham Road, Gateshead, NE9 6JA

622 Durham Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gateshead (NE9 6JA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 65 m² this is the 8th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–149 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).

Sale prices here have outpaced Gateshead HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 10.3% below the 2011 sale of £165,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 111.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2012. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in October 2011.