27a, Westbourne Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SQ
About 27a
27a is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 3SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1003 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 93 m² this is the 6th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–221 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 72).
At 93 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
27a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
27a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
27a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 3SQ: £120,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SR1 3SQ
Versus other Westbourne Road homes
27a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Chester Road-University — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB








