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

22 Malvern Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Cleadon, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR6 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 7th 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 (November 2008) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 38 m² it's 27.9% 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). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.