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12 Westbourne Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SQ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
221 m²
2379 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 12 Westbourne Road

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

12 Westbourne Road is an end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 3SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in May 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 596% above the 2000 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£11/sq ft) was about 84% below the postcode norm.

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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.

12 Westbourne Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Sept 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 September 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2016from Apr 2016
EPC improved fromD61toE46
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
41%21%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Sept 2016from Aug 2016
Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £820 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Westbourne Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Westbourne Road 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.

12 Westbourne Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2000)

£25,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 May 2000Most recent

    £25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 3SQ: £120,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Westbourne Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 12 Westbourne Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£113

Street avg £817

Strongly below

Floor Area

221 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Westbourne Road

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.
£157k

10 Gillhurst Grange

SR1 3QN

5 bed2 bath
£131k

10 Chester Crescent

SR1 3SH

3 bed
£125k

1 Solar House, Upper Walworth Way

SR1 3EG

£125k

10 Gillhurst House

SR1 3QP

£122k

1 Carisbrooke Court, Chester Terrace

SR1 3SN

£121k

1 Astral House, Upper Walworth Way

SR1 3DX

£121k

1 Chester Crescent

SR1 3SH

£121k

1 Chester Terrace

SR1 3SJ

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

0.1 km

Chester Road-University — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 3SQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SR1 3SQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for SR1 3SQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.0dB

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 12 Westbourne Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.