8 Bowman Street, Sunderland, SR6 7AA
About 8 Bowman Street
8 Bowman Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 7AA). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 65.2% above the 2020 sale of £100,500. Last sale on file: £100,500 in July 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
8 Bowman Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 March 2030
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 Bowman Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 July 2020Most recent
£100,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 7AA: £105,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in SR6 7AA
Versus other Bowman Street homes
EPC Rating for 8 Bowman Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,117
Street avg £1,415
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
177/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mill Lane - Croftside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Whitburn Church of England Academy. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







