What type of property is 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA last change hands?

18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA last sold for £175,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £95,000 in December 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

Across 2 sales between December 2017 and June 2022, 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA rose from £95,000 to £175,000, a change of £80,000. That works out to roughly +14.5% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

The current EPC rating for 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA located?

18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA sits in Sunderland. It falls within the SR6 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

Police records around 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA show an average of 177 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (28% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

The closest primary school to 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA is Fulwell Junior School (307m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Monkwearmouth Academy (807m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA?

The closest bus stop to 18 Bower Street, SR6 8JA is Fulwell Road Sea Road, 83m away. The nearest underground option is Seaburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 411m away.

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18 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 Bower Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Bower Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 19.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Bower Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2026

Current Certificate

Jul 2016

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

15.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 July 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Bower Street has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£209,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£175,000

Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

23 June 2022Most recent
£175,000
+84.2%over 4 years
15 December 2017
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8JA: £135,000 (2021–2018).

Nearby sales in SR6 8JA

On the street

Versus other Bower Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 18 Bower Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,606

Street avg £1,091

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.

Full Sunderland report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

177/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Fulwell Road Sea Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Fulwell Junior School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR6 8JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SR6 8JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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