What type of property is Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD sell for?

Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD last sold for £30,000 in February 2025, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £172,200 in August 2007, so prices have been falling over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2007 and February 2025, Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD fell from £172,200 to £30,000, a change of £142,200. That works out to roughly -9.5% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD have?

The current EPC rating for Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in November 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD heated?

The latest EPC at Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD is in council tax band D.

Where is Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD located?

Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD sits in Sunderland. It falls within the SR1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

Police records around Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD show an average of 198 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (26% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

The closest primary school to Echo Building, Apartment 4, 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.

How well connected is Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, SR1 1XD?

The closest bus stop to Echo Building, Apartment 4, 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 4, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Echo Building

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

Echo Building is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1XD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 78 m² this is the 34th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 296.7% above the 2025 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 81.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £30,000 in February 2025.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2

Outside

BalconyYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Nov 2023

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 November 2033

7 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Echo Building, Apartment 4, West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

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

£119,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -9.5% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£30,000

Growth on file: -9.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

10 February 2025Most recent
£30,000
-82.6%over 17 years
1 August 2007
£172,200

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1XD: £42,000 (2026–2025).

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.

Price per m² for Echo Building lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£385

Street avg £1,416

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 77 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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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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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