12 Malvern Court, The Close, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR6 7RG

12 Malvern Court is a mid-terrace house in Cleadon, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR6 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 8th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–208 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 60% above the 2022 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £70,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 39 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 58 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).