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 £118,000 sits 293.3% above the 2022 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 74.3% 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
Planning history
Maritime Buildings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Maritime Buildings was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£118,000
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: £60,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in SR1 1BL
Maritime 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
£57,000Maritime Buildings, Flat 4, St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL
Sold Dec 2018
£60,000
Versus other St Thomas Street homes
Maritime Buildings is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£429
Street avg £1,158
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
10/mo
Rising 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB








