What kind of home is Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is an end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD last sold for £80,000 in November 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £159,960 in May 2009, so prices have been falling over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Across 2 sales between May 2009 and November 2019, Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD fell from £159,960 to £80,000, a change of £79,960. That works out to roughly -6.4% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

The current EPC rating for Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft). That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SR1 1XD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD use?

The latest EPC at Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is in council tax band D.

Which area is Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD in?

Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD sits in Sunderland. It falls within the SR1 postcode district.

Is Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD in a safe area?

Police records around Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (343% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

The closest primary school to Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is Dame Dorothy Primary School (754m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (1.1km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

The closest bus stop to Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is Sunderland City Hall, 175m away. The nearest underground option is St Peter's (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 278m away.

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Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD

Property type

End terrace

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Echo Building

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Echo Building is an end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1XD). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 6th smallest of 89 units on EPC record in Echo Building, where floor areas span 48–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 89 units on file.

Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 37.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 90 EPCs). Sold November 2019 for £80,000.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2018

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2018from Feb 2009

Heating System

Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Echo Building, Apartment 10, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Echo Building has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Echo Building's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£110,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -6.4% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£80,000

Growth on file: -6.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

15 November 2019Most recent
£80,000
-50.0%over 10 years
12 May 2009
£159,960

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1XD: £30,000 (2025–2025).

Nearby sales in SR1 1XD

On the street

Versus other West Wear Street homes

Four headline reads against 90 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Echo Building is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,333

Street avg £1,502

On par

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Sunderland City Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Dame Dorothy Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR1 1XD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.5dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for SR1 1XD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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