4 Essex Grove, Sunderland, SR3 1BG
About 4 Essex Grove
4 Essex Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR3 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 47.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Essex Grove has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Essex Grove, Sunderland, SR3 1BG
- Apr 2007ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01108/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
4 Essex Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£159,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 September 2016Most recent
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1BG: £166,000 (2023–2019).
Versus other Essex Grove homes
4 Essex Grove outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,311
Street avg £1,264
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.1 km
Cumberland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
New Silksworth Academy Infant. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







