18 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA
About 18 Bower Street
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.
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 £203,000 is 16% 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Bower Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Bower Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£203,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 5 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2022Most recent
£175,000
+84.2%over 4 years15 December 2017
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8JA: £135,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in SR6 8JA
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Versus other Bower Street homes
Years Held for 18 Bower Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,606
Street avg £1,091
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB