Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Echo Building is a two-bedroom 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 2009–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 228.6% above the 2023 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 71.4% 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). Last sale on file: £35,000 in October 2023.
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 August 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Echo Building has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Echo Building's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -10.0% per year over 14 years.
£35,000
Growth on file: -10.0% per year over 14 years.
3 October 2023Most recent
£35,000
-78.1%over 14 years12 May 2009
£159,960
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1XD: £42,000 (2026–2025).
Echo Building, Apartment 81, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Apr 2026
Echo Building, Apartment 46, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Feb 2026
Echo Building, Apartment 57, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Jun 2025
Echo Building, Apartment 83, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Apr 2025
Echo Building, Apartment 60, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Apr 2025
Echo Building is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£583
Street avg £1,414
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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Crime
198/mo
Falling 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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