8 Westbourne Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SQ
About 8 Westbourne Road
8 Westbourne Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 3SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 126 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 25 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 19.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: HMO conversion refused in 2021. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Westbourne Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 8 Westbourne Road in 2021.
- Aug 2021HMOFullIn report
Change of use from from dwelling to House In Multi Occupation (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01358/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Westbourne Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2022Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 3SQ: £112,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SR1 3SQ
Versus other Westbourne Road homes
8 Westbourne Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£952
Street avg £757
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB








