1 Chester Street, Sunderland, SR4 7DF
About 1 Chester Street
1 Chester Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR4 7DF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £110,000 sits 423.8% above the 1997 sale of £21,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Chester Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Chester Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£21,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 1997Most recent
£21,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 7DF: £70,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SR4 7DF
Versus other Chester Street homes
Price per m² for 1 Chester Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£296
Street avg £948
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
St Marks Road-Chester Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Diamond Hall Junior Academy. 37 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB







