29 Laburnum Grove, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR6 7RJ

29 Laburnum Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cleadon, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR6 7RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 18.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 139.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £420,000 in September 2020.