What kind of home is 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS is a mid-terrace house.

What did 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS sell for?

21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS last sold for £23,500 in April 2001, around 25 years ago. Before that, it sold for £14,950 in January 1998, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

Across 2 sales between January 1998 and April 2001, 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS rose from £14,950 to £23,500, a change of £8,550. That works out to roughly +14.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS use?

The latest EPC at 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS in?

21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS sits in Sunderland. It falls within the SR3 postcode district.

Is 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS in a safe area?

Police records around 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS show an average of 178 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (33% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

The closest primary school to 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS is New Silksworth Academy Infant (645m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Venerable Bede Church of England Academy (1.2km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

The closest bus stop to 21 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS is Warwick Terrace-Lincoln Avenue, 89m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Somerset Street, Sunderland, SR3 1BS

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 21 Somerset Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 Somerset Street is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR3 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 359.6% above the 2001 sale of £23,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

21 Somerset Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2024

Current Certificate

Jan 2014

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 31 January 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Somerset Street, Sunderland, SR3 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Somerset Street has no planning applications on record.

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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

21 Somerset Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£108,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£23,500

Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

30 April 2001Most recent
£23,500
+57.2%over 3 years
9 January 1998
£14,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1BS: £50,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in SR3 1BS

On the street

Versus other Somerset Street homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 21 Somerset Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£233

Street avg £662

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£105k

1 Britannia Road

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£122k

1 Aged Miners Homes, New Silksworth

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£128k

1 Belstone Court

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£131k

1 Abbeyfield Hope Bank View, Dene Street, New Silksworth

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1 Bowbank Close

SR3 1PW

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1 Barras Drive

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1 Bainbridge Holme Road

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.

Full Sunderland report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR3 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SR3 1BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

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