Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Somerset Cottage, York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Somerset Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £223,000 sits 75.6% 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 13 years ago, in January 2014.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2023
Current Certificate
Jul 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 July 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Somerset Cottage, York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Somerset Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Somerset Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£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
9 York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
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
£67,500Durham Cottage, York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
Sold Jan 2022
£115,00015 York Street, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1BU
Sold Nov 2021
£62,000
Versus other York Street homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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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. 35 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR3 1BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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