8 Essex Grove, Sunderland, SR3 1BG

8 Essex Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR3 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 132 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 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £224,950 in August 2023.