Somerset Cottage, York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
About Somerset Cottage
Somerset Cottage is a detached house in New Silksworth, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 74.8% above the 2014 sale of £127,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014.
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Energy performance
Somerset Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2023
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Planning history
Somerset Cottage 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
Somerset Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£127,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 January 2014Most recent
£127,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1BU: £62,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SR3 1BU
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Sold Jun 2024
£45,0001 York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
Sold Feb 2023
£55,0006 York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
Sold May 2022
£67,50015 York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
Sold Nov 2021
£62,0005 York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
Sold Jun 2021
£80,000
Versus other York Street homes
Somerset Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£876
Street avg £12,252
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Warwick Terrace-Lincoln Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
New Silksworth Academy Infant. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB