14 Close Street, Sunderland, SR4 6EN
About 14 Close Street
14 Close Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR4 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 189.5% above the 2002 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 45.8% below the postcode norm. At 92 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 35 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
14 Close Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
14 Close Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
14 Close Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£38,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 April 2002Most recent
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 6EN: £65,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SR4 6EN
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Versus other Close Street homes
Price per m² for 14 Close Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£413
Street avg £880
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB