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Get started40 Orford Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newcastle (ST5 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 133.8% above the 2012 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
40 Orford Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
40 Orford Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£932
Street avg £1,536
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Vale View — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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11 July 2012Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST5 0AJ: £148,500 (2025–2024).
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
ST5 0JN
Closest school
0.7 km
Ellison Primary Academy. 26 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB
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