The Athenaeum, Apartment 2, 27 Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RE

The Athenaeum is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1RE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. At 88 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in The Athenaeum, where floor areas span 68–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file.

Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 28.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 4 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 19.4% below the postcode norm.