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

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 4 The Post Office

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 The Post Office is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 62 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 4 The Post Office (62–115 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 79.4% above the 2022 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 37.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £63,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 The Post Office

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2020from Dec 2009
EPC improved fromE54toD66
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 The Post Office, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 The Post Office has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 The Post Office

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 The Post Office's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£113,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.3% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£63,000

Growth on file: -4.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 December 2022Most recent

    £63,000

    -51.5%over 16 years
  2. 22 May 2006

    £129,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1BH: £120,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other West Sunniside homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 The Post Office is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,016

Street avg £1,589

Strongly below

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 The Post Office

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

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

10/mo

Rising 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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR1 1BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SR1 1BH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.2dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for SR1 1BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 The Post Office, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.