54 Blind Lane, Sunderland, SR3 1AS
About 54 Blind Lane
54 Blind Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR3 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 67 m² this is the 9th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (19 versus a best of 72).
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 188.6% above the 2021 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2021 for £35,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
54 Blind Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 September 2023
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Planning history
54 Blind Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
54 Blind Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£101,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 18 years.
£35,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2021Most recent
£35,000
14 January 2014
£35,000
+16.7%over 10 years27 February 2003
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1AS: £64,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in SR3 1AS
Versus other Blind Lane homes
54 Blind Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£522
Street avg £792
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
178/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Blind Lane - Wynyard Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
New Silksworth Academy Infant. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







