Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

16 MERESYDE

GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL

£168,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	MERESYDE LINGEY LANE	0.1 miles
Shop	North East Part Exchange Centre	0.2 miles
Train station	Pelaw	0.5 miles
Hospital	Sunderland Primary care Trust	3.8 miles
University	Newcastle University	3.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£168,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,240/m²

Local average

£151,192 (43 sales)

Street crime

136 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 06/07/2023

Expiry date: 05/07/2033

Current heating cost: £1,755/year

Potential heating cost: £1,469/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £29,900

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)
Wind turbine (£15,000 - £25,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	19/02/2026	£168,000	Semi-detached	+5%	£174,181 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	20/10/2023	£160,000	Semi-detached	—	£175,664 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£168,000
listed	31/10/2025	£159,950
sold	01/01/2023	£160,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
5 HALLGARTH, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8XJ	£130,000	05/01/2026	Semi-detached
18 HAVERCROFT, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DQ	£136,500	17/12/2025	Semi-detached
23 MORRIS GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8TH	£80,000	02/12/2025	Semi-detached
8 ASHRIDGE COURT, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8BZ	£180,000	07/08/2025	Semi-detached
1 ROSEMOUNT AVENUE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EA	£250,000	24/01/2025	Semi-detached
103 KEIR HARDIE AVENUE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EL	£95,000	14/12/2023	Semi-detached
26 MILLFORD, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DL	£159,000	17/11/2023	Semi-detached
72 MILLFORD, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DL	£134,000	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
6 WELLSHEDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DJ	£108,780	09/11/2023	Semi-detached
63 MERESYDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL	£126,000	01/11/2023	Semi-detached
2 LOVELESS GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8ER	£185,119	13/10/2023	Semi-detached
24 STILEFORD, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8US	£86,000	06/10/2023	Semi-detached
1 LOVELESS GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8ER	£136,000	04/09/2023	Semi-detached
41 MERESYDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL	£149,950	23/08/2023	Semi-detached
35 MONTROSE DRIVE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8BG	£185,000	23/06/2023	Semi-detached
13 TURFSIDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EX	£136,000	09/06/2023	Semi-detached
3 WARRENMOR, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8XD	£140,000	30/05/2023	Semi-detached
13 PRIESTLEY GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8ET	£152,000	14/04/2023	Semi-detached
52 LINGSHAW, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UQ	£120,000	09/12/2022	Semi-detached
4 PANKHURST GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EN	£105,000	29/11/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £139,717 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 0.8%

10y growth 38.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Gateshead. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 8.1%

5y (index) 21.6%

10y (index) 42.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Gateshead. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £714/mo

Realistic £793/mo

Optimistic £872/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Gateshead.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Tyneside: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Pelaw, NE10	£750/mo	2	0.6 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Tyne View Gardens, NE10	£825/mo	2	0.84 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £788/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.47%

Max investor price (0.8%) £98,500

Target investor price (1%) £78,800

Gross yield 5.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.8×

Monthly cashflow £23/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	37
Anti-social behaviour	34
Other theft	16
Shoplifting	14
Criminal damage and arson	13
Burglary	8
Public order	7
Other crime	3
Theft from the person	2
Drugs	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	136

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Lingey House Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 21 Mar 2024
White Mere Community Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2014
Wardley Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 6 Jun 2013
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 18 Jul 2012
Heworth Grange School	Secondary	0.6 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

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# 16 MERESYDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL

## Property details

- Slug: `d1e76ae` (address key hash: `d1e76aec283e996866a7eab122cc61745fa6361f`)
- Postcode: NE10 8UL
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 75 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Last sold: £168,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,240/m²
- Local average: £151,192 (43 sales)
- Street crime: 136 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £168,000
- Date: 2026-02-19
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 05/07/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £1,755/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £29,900

### Recommendations
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)
- V2 (£15,000 - £25,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0350-2316-0230-2307-2875)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-19 | £168,000 | Semi-detached | +5% | £174,181 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-b178-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2023-10-20 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | — | £175,664 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/1061746e-8b5b-3c34-e063-4804a8c0f9e7) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 MERESYDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL | £168,000 | 19/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 16 MERESYDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL | £160,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168827033](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/35b4907)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £168,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-31 | £159,950 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £160,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 HALLGARTH, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8XJ | £130,000 | 05/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 18 HAVERCROFT, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DQ | £136,500 | 17/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 23 MORRIS GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8TH | £80,000 | 02/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 8 ASHRIDGE COURT, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8BZ | £180,000 | 07/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ROSEMOUNT AVENUE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EA | £250,000 | 24/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 103 KEIR HARDIE AVENUE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EL | £95,000 | 14/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 26 MILLFORD, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DL | £159,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 72 MILLFORD, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DL | £134,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 WELLSHEDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8DJ | £108,780 | 09/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 63 MERESYDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL | £126,000 | 01/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 LOVELESS GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8ER | £185,119 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 24 STILEFORD, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8US | £86,000 | 06/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 LOVELESS GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8ER | £136,000 | 04/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 41 MERESYDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UL | £149,950 | 23/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 35 MONTROSE DRIVE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8BG | £185,000 | 23/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 TURFSIDE, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EX | £136,000 | 09/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 WARRENMOR, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8XD | £140,000 | 30/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 PRIESTLEY GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8ET | £152,000 | 14/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 52 LINGSHAW, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8UQ | £120,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 PANKHURST GARDENS, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, NE10 8EN | £105,000 | 29/11/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £139,717 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 0.8%
- **10y growth:** 38.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Gateshead; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 8.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 42.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Gateshead). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £714/mo
- **Realistic:** £793/mo
- **Optimistic:** £872/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Tyneside (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Pelaw, NE10 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Tyne View Gardens, NE10 | £825/mo | 2 | 0.84 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £788/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £98,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £78,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £788/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £23/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **136** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Lingey House Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 21 Mar 2024 |
| White Mere Community Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2014 |
| Wardley Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 6 Jun 2013 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 18 Jul 2012 |
| Heworth Grange School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |