8 Dumfries Close, Sunderland, SR4 8RR
About 8 Dumfries Close
8 Dumfries Close is a detached house in Sunderland (SR4 8RR). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 111 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 16.8% above the 2007 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Dumfries Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension to front with conversion of existing garage to study with bow window to front. Erection of a part first floor/part two-storey extension to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01976/FUL
What's in 8 Dumfries Close, Sunderland, SR4 8RR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 2 years.
£191,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2007Most recent
£191,000
+3.2%over 2 years10 December 2004
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 8RR: £275,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SR4 8RR
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Versus other Dumfries Close homes
8 Dumfries Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,721
Street avg £1,834
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Grindon Lane-Glenleigh Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB