23 Cairo Street, Sunderland, SR2 8QH
About 23 Cairo Street
23 Cairo Street is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR2 8QH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 68.7% above the 2022 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £67,000 in September 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
23 Cairo Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 September 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
23 Cairo Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 20 years.
£67,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2022Most recent
£67,000
+34.0%over 2 years23 September 2019
£50,000
-21.9%over 14 years12 April 2005
£64,000
+62.0%over 2 years14 March 2003
£39,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR2 8QH: £39,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SR2 8QH
Versus other Cairo Street homes
23 Cairo Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£691
Street avg £4,272
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
280/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Corporation Road-Fuller Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Valley Road Academy. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







