Echo Building, Apartment 12, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
About Echo Building
Echo Building is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1XD). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 8th 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, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Across 2009–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 443.2% above the 2024 sale of £20,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 84.2% below the postcode norm. At 61 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 90 EPCs). Last sale on file: £20,250 in October 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
Echo Building has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Echo Building
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- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Echo Building was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -11.8% per year over 15 years.
£20,250
Growth on file: -11.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2024Most recent
£20,250
-85.5%over 15 years12 May 2009
£139,960
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1XD: £30,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in SR1 1XD
Echo Building, Apartment 57, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Jun 2025
£43,000Echo Building, Apartment 85, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Mar 2025
£28,000Echo Building, Apartment 20, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Feb 2025
£30,000Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Feb 2025
£30,000Echo Building, Apartment 22, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD
Sold Jan 2025
£30,000
Versus other West Wear Street homes
On price per m², Echo Building runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£332
Street avg £1,514
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB








