Maritime Buildings, Flat 3, St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL
About Maritime Buildings
Maritime Buildings is an end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 70 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Maritime Buildings, where floor areas span 46–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 333.3% above the 2022 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 74.9% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £30,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Maritime Buildings has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Maritime Buildings was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.1% per year over 18 years.
£30,000
Growth on file: -7.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2022Most recent
£30,000
-64.9%7 July 2022
£85,500
-28.7%over 15 years1 October 2006
£120,000
+5.3%over 2 years29 July 2004
£114,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1BL: £57,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SR1 1BL
Maritime Buildings, Flat 12, St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL
Sold Jan 2025
£40,000Maritime Buildings, Flat 5, St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL
Sold Nov 2024
£54,000Maritime Buildings, Flat 7, St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL
Sold Oct 2023
£62,500Maritime Buildings, Flat 11, St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL
Sold Aug 2022
£63,600Maritime Buildings, Flat 10, St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL
Sold Jun 2021
£57,000
Versus other St Thomas Street homes
Maritime Buildings is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£429
Street avg £1,122
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 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
198/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
John Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hudson Road Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB







