Customs House, Apartment 2, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BA

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.