What kind of home is 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS sell for?

23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS last sold for £65,000 in November 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £42,950 in April 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

Across 4 sales between April 2003 and November 2018, 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS rose from £42,950 to £65,000, a change of £22,050. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS use?

The latest EPC at 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

23 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 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS in?

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

How safe is the area around 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

Police records around 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 61% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (59% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

The closest primary school to 23 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 23 Somerset Street, SR3 1BS?

The closest bus stop to 23 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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23 Somerset Street, Sunderland, SR3 1BS

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Somerset Street

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

23 Somerset Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR3 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 55.4% above the 2018 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £65,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenFront

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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.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Somerset Street, Sunderland, SR3 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Somerset Street 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Somerset Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£101,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£65,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

20 November 2018Most recent
£65,000
-24.0%over 11 years
21 June 2007
£85,500
+50.0%over 3 years
29 April 2004
£57,000
+32.7%over 1 year
16 April 2003
£42,950

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

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.

On epc rating, 23 Somerset Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£670

Street avg £628

On par

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 98 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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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

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

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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