16 Chester Mews, Sunderland, SR4 7HX
About 16 Chester Mews
16 Chester Mews is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR4 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the 9th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 29 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in May 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £99,000 is 16.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 100.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 28 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Chester Mews has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
16 Chester Mews has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£99,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 9 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
15 May 2008Most recent
£85,000
+30.8%over 7 months21 October 2007
£65,000
19 November 2004
£64,950
+182.4%over 5 years14 April 1999
£23,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 7HX: £64,250 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SR4 7HX
Everything we know about 16 Chester Mews, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Chester Mews homes
On floor area, 16 Chester Mews stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,179
Street avg £1,243
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 35 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Chester Road-Croft Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB