25a, Athol Road, Sunderland, SR2 8LQ

25a is an end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR2 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 43 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2011. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since October 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 505.6% above the 1995 sale of £17,998. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.