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About 8a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8a is a detached house in Whitmore, Newcastle, Newcastle (ST5 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 75.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £420,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£420,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Appleton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,621
Street avg £2,432
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newcastle district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sheet Anchor PH — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ST5 5BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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