Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Customs House, Apartment 2, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BA
Estimated value
£114,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£37,000)+208%
- Against SR1 1BA's recent median (£27,000)+322%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£114,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£37,000)+208%
- Against SR1 1BA's recent median (£27,000)+322%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Customs House is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SR1 1BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
78 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in SR1 1BA
5 sales, median £27,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Customs House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2025).
Sales timeline
20 January 2025Most recent
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1BA: £27,000 (2025–2024).
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Sold Sept 2024
£30,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Customs House, Apartment 2, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Customs House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Customs House is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 78 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Customs House, where floor areas span 54–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 65).
Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 208.1% above the 2025 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 27.9% 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). Most recent transfer: January 2025 at £37,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Customs House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 7)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 May 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jul 2010from Apr 2009
Hot Water
AverageVery Poor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Dec 2021from Jul 2010
Low Energy Lighting
46%7%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Jul 2022from Dec 2021
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
7%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Apr 2024from Jul 2022
EPC improved fromG20toF38
Heating System
Room HeatersStorage Heaters
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)
Hot water system upgraded
May 2024from Apr 2024
EPC improved fromF38toE42
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Customs House, Apartment 2, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Customs House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other West Sunniside homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, Customs House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£474
Street avg £1,107
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
198/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
High Street West-Frederick Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hudson Road Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Hudson Road Primary SchoolPrimary528m
- Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolPrimary873m
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademySecondary1.1km
- Thornhill AcademySecondary1.4km
Nearest stops
- High Street West-Frederick RoadBus stop88m
- John StreetBus stop97m
- West SunnisideBus stop160m
- Athenaeum StreetBus stop183m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,037 reports31%
- Anti-social Behaviour554 reports16%
- Shoplifting523 reports16%
- Public Order278 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR1 1BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Customs House is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SR1 1BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Customs House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Customs House was lodged in May 2024 at band E and is valid until May 2034. 7 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Customs House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 25 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SR1 1BA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Customs House is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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