Apartment 7, 45 West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BA

Apartment 7 is an end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 75 m² this is the 10th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 314.8% above the 2024 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £27,000. At 75 m² it's 23% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).