8a, Mowbray Close, Sunderland, SR2 8JA

8a is a two-bedroom detached house in Sunderland (SR2 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 820 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 76 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 73–274 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (198 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 26.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.