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8 Somerset Cottages, Sunderland, SR3 1BX

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Somerset Cottages

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

8 Somerset Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR3 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 443.2% above the 1996 sale of £23,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£21/sq ft) was about 61.2% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Somerset Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace BungalowEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Somerset Cottages, Sunderland, SR3 1BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Somerset Cottages 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Somerset Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£129,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£23,750

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 July 1996Most recent

    £23,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1BX: £65,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Somerset Cottages homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 8 Somerset Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£231

Street avg £698

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Somerset Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£132k

1 Abbeyfield Hope Bank View, Dene Street, New Silksworth

SR3 1EB

£133k

1 Belstone Court

SR3 1BF

£117k

1 Aged Miners Homes, New Silksworth

SR3 1DE

£114k

1 Britannia Road

SR3 1HZ

£200k

1 Bowbank Close

SR3 1PW

3 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Barras Drive

SR3 1PP

3 bed
£228k

1 Bainbridge Holme Road

SR3 1YW

4 bed2 bath
£237k

1 Brixham Gardens

SR3 1LY

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

0.7 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SR3 1BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Somerset Cottages, Sunderland, SR3 1BX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.