3 Harperley Drive, Sunderland, SR3 1AW
About 3 Harperley Drive
3 Harperley Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR3 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 59 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 13.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in December 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
3 Harperley Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Harperley Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Harperley Drive, Sunderland, SR3 1AW
- Jul 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Extends 4m from the original dwelling, 3.5m in height and 3m to the eaves).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01106/PRI
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 3 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
4 December 2020Most recent
£175,000
+41.1%over 2 years12 April 2018
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1AW: £195,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in SR3 1AW
Versus other Harperley Drive homes
On epc rating, 3 Harperley Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,966
Street avg £1,773
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Leechmere Road Essen Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hill View Infant Academy. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







