5 Ford Lodge, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0QF

5 Ford Lodge is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in South Hylton, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR4 0QF). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 62 m² this is the 7th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (75 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 is 17.6% below the 2007 sale of £124,995, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price.