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18 Gainsborough Square, Sunderland, SR4 8HZ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Gainsborough Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Gainsborough Square is an end-of-terrace house in Sunderland (SR4 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 23.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £110,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Gainsborough Square, Sunderland, SR4 8HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Gainsborough Square has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Gainsborough Square has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£136,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£110,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 May 2022Most recent

    £110,000

    +176.4%over 26 years
  2. 18 December 1995

    £39,800

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 8HZ: £99,995 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Gainsborough Square homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 18 Gainsborough Square lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£815

Street avg £1,594

Strongly below

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

3/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Gleneagles Road-Gainsborough Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Sandhill View Academy. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR4 8HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SR4 8HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SR4 8HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Gainsborough Square, Sunderland, SR4 8HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.