8c, Mowbray Close, Sunderland, SR2 8JA

8c is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR2 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 73 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (73–274 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 293.6% above the 2001 sale of £27,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 59.5% below the postcode norm. At 73 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).