1a, Keeling Street, Newcastle, ST5 0DL

1a is an end-of-terrace house in Newcastle (ST5 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–90 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 95.2% above the 2021 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 53.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 49 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2021 for £63,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.