# 17 PORTHCAWL DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LT

## Property details

- Slug: `7ce8c8f` (address key hash: `7ce8c8f2215bdf5000fda004955d9a56fe442e74`)
- Postcode: NE37 2LT
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 47 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £150,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,191/m²
- Local average: £158,968 (24 sales)
- Street crime: 131 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £150,000
- Date: 2026-03-05
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 12/11/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £439/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9990-0204-1105-8704-5700)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-05 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | — | £150,136 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-c5fa-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 PORTHCAWL DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LT | £150,000 | 05/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 29 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2EJ | £93,000 | 26/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 22 HIGHFIELDS MANOR, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 1ER | £232,500 | 19/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 435 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2HQ | £85,000 | 12/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 7 TROON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LN | £160,000 | 14/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 447 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2HH | £84,000 | 08/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 65 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2EJ | £90,500 | 07/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 18 TROON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LN | £187,000 | 07/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 59 MUIRFIELD DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LS | £150,000 | 08/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 HIGHFIELDS MANOR, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 1ER | £56,250 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 25 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2EJ | £110,000 | 07/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 165 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2EP | £127,500 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 55 MUIRFIELD DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LS | £185,000 | 03/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 481 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2HL | £92,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 50 COACH ROAD ESTATE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2EJ | £90,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 WARWICK DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2NG | £172,500 | 02/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 27 MUIRFIELD DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LS | £198,000 | 01/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 PRESTWICK CLOSE, USWORTH, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LP | £190,000 | 24/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 ESSEX DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2ND | £200,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 46 PORTHCAWL DRIVE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LT | £145,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 GANTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE37 2LW | £150,000 | 11/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £139,913 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 18.2%
- **10y growth:** 12.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sunderland; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Sunderland). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £631/mo
- **Realistic:** £701/mo
- **Optimistic:** £771/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Sunderland (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Don Gardens, NE37 | £800/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £800/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.53% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £100,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £80,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £104/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **131** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| George Washington Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 25 Mar 2015 |
| St Bede's  Catholic Primary School, Washington | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Jun 2024 |
| Usworth Colliery Nursery School | Nursery | 0.7 miles | Good — 24 Jun 2024 |
| Usworth Colliery Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 3 Feb 2020 |
| Albany Village Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 7 Dec 2017 |