7 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA
About 7 Bower Street
7 Bower Street is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Replacement of existing single storey off-shoot , with two-storey and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/02407/FUL
What's in 7 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Bower Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8JA: £146,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in SR6 8JA
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Versus other Bower Street homes
Floor Area for 7 Bower Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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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