7 Victoria Terrace, Springwell, Gateshead, NE9 7PH

7 Victoria Terrace is an end-of-terrace house in Springwell, Gateshead, Gateshead (NE9 7PH). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 60 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (33 versus a best of 71).

Sale prices here have outpaced Gateshead HPI: 2.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 115.5% above the 2015 sale of £51,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.