17 Napoleon Close, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0TH

17 Napoleon Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ryhope, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR2 0TH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 57 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 26.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £121,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.