4 Burnville Road South, Sunderland, SR4 7LT

4 Burnville Road South is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR4 7LT). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–153 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 49). The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 24.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 206% above the typical sold price in the postcode.