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8 Chester Crescent, Sunderland, SR1 3SH

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
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Overview

About 8 Chester Crescent

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

8 Chester Crescent is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 37.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £86,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Chester Crescent

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Jun 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 June 2028

1 year remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace BungalowEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Chester Crescent, Sunderland, SR1 3SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Chester Crescent has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£118,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£86,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 March 2022Most recent

    £86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 3SH: £68,500 (2026–2009).

On the street

Versus other Chester Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Chester Crescent outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,132

Street avg £748

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Chester Crescent

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£103k

10 Planet House, Upper Market Square

SR1 3LH

2 bed1 bath
£115k

1 Rosedale Street

SR1 3RW

3 bed
£131k

10 Chester Crescent

SR1 3SH

3 bed
£119k

1 Gillhurst House

SR1 3QP

£120k

1 Gillhurst Grange

SR1 3QN

£120k

10 Carisbrooke Court, Chester Terrace

SR1 3SN

£116k

10 Rosedale Street

SR1 3RW

£121k

1 Astral House, Upper Walworth Way

SR1 3DX

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.
Full Sunderland report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

198/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Chester Road-The Precinct — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy. 32 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR1 3SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SR1 3SH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.2dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for SR1 3SH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Chester Crescent, Sunderland, SR1 3SH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.