First Floor Flat, 3 Warwick Terrace, Sunderland, SR3 1BP
About First Floor Flat
First Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR3 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £90,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 248.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 January 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
First Floor Flat 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
First Floor Flat has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£108,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 15 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2021Most recent
£90,000
+116.9%over 2 years29 August 2019
£41,500
-15.7%over 5 years9 June 2014
£49,210
+19.2%15 May 2014
£41,300
-48.7%over 7 years31 October 2006
£80,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1BP: £72,250 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SR3 1BP
Versus other Warwick Terrace homes
First Floor Flat outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £862
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
178/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Warwick Terrace-Lincoln Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
New Silksworth Academy Infant. 34 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







