9 The Poplars, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0PD

9 The Poplars is a three-bedroom detached house in South Hylton, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR4 0PD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2016. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 43.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.