28 Close Street, Sunderland, SR4 6EN
About 28 Close Street
28 Close Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR4 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 77.6% above the 2020 sale of £62,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 35 EPCs). Sold December 2020 for £62,500.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
28 Close Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
28 Close Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 25 years.
£62,500
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2020Most recent
£62,500
+5.0%over 16 years5 November 2004
£59,500
+124.5%over 8 years17 November 1995
£26,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 6EN: £65,000 (2024–2022).
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Versus other Close Street homes
On floor area, 28 Close Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,116
Street avg £856
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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