The Mowbray, Flat 37, Borough Road, Sunderland, SR1 1PS

The Mowbray is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1PS). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 24th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in The Mowbray, where floor areas span 33–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 45.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 42% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £75,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.