72 Howick Park, Sunderland, SR6 0DE

72 Howick Park is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 48 m² this is the 7th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 48 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 75% above the 2017 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.