4 The Post Office, West Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1BH
About 4 The Post Office
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
4 The Post Office has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4 The Post Office's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.3% per year over 17 years.
£63,000
Growth on file: -4.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2022Most recent
£63,000
-51.5%over 16 years22 May 2006
£129,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1BH: £120,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SR1 1BH
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Sold Aug 2022
£86,500
Versus other West Sunniside homes
4 The Post Office is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,016
Street avg £1,589
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB








