5 Harperley Drive, Sunderland, SR3 1AW

5 Harperley Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR3 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 58 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 40.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.