The Athenaeum, Apartment 6, 27 Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RE

The Athenaeum is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR1 1RE). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 106 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Athenaeum (68–106 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 18.7% below the 2005 sale of £198,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since March 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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.