Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 £119,000 sits 487.7% above the 2024 sale of £20,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 83.7% 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.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 September 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.
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Latest sale on Echo Building was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£119,000
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.
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: £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
On price per m², Echo Building runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£332
Street avg £1,417
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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Crime
198/mo
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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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