20 Rowell Close, Sunderland, SR2 0AJ
About 20 Rowell Close
20 Rowell Close is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR2 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 14.8% above the 2007 sale price.
Energy performance
20 Rowell Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Ventilation system changed
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Planning history
20 Rowell Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 2007Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR2 0AJ: £107,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SR2 0AJ
Versus other Rowell Close homes
20 Rowell Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£920
Street avg £1,164
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Runcorn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







