26 The Post Office, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BH

26 The Post Office is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 93 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 16.4% below the 2005 sale of £139,995, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).