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Get started16 James Street is a detached house in Newcastle (ST5 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
16 James Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
On epc rating, 16 James Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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
Marsh Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Median price across the last 5 sales in ST5 0BX: £115,000 (2025–2023).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Closest school
0.1 km
Ellison Primary Academy. 30 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB