8 The Avenue, Sunderland, SR2 7HA

8 The Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR2 7HA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the 52nd smallest of 53 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 44). The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 140% above the 2022 sale of £45,000. At 60 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 52 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £45,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.