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11 BRETTON CLOSE

WASHINGTON, TYNE AND WEAR NE38 8FE

4 beds 1,744 sq ft Listed 6 Nov 2024 (-581d)

£400,000

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# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (NE38 8FE)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 11 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, TYNE AND WEAR NE38 8FE |
| Price | £400,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Council tax | E |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 2012 onwards |
| Floor area | 162 m² |
| Last sold | £400,000 Nov 2024 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £1,247/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2050-6718-0040-1501-3405)

## Description

The enclosed rear garden has a Southerly aspect, mainly laid to lawn with a stone patio area and raised planters.

Entrance Hallway

The entrance hallway has doors into the living room, open plan dining /kitchen/ family room, home office/playroom, ground floor cloaks/W.C.

Living Room

The main living room has feature fireplace and walk in bay window to the front aspect.

Dining kitchen

The contemporary kitchen has a range of matching wall and base units with contrasting work surfaces with upstands, incorporating built-in dishwasher, double oven, gas hob stainless steel splash back, overhead extractor unit, stainless sink with mixer tap, tiled flooring, open into the family room extension. Dining area. Spot lights and central ceiling light. Door off to the utility room.

Utility room

Fitted with base units, contrasting work surfaces, stainless steel sink with mixer tap, plumbing for an automatic washing machine, central heating boiler.

Cloaks/W.C

A useful ground floor W.C. with hand basin, window to side elevation. Tiled walls and floor.

Landing First Floor.

The landing gives access to the bedrooms, cupboard housing the hot water tank.

Master bedroom

Located to the front of the property with fitted wardrobes and en-suite.

En-suite

Rainforest shower in tiled cubicle, wash basin in vanity and low level W.C.

Bedroom 2

Double bedroom is situated to the rear of the property, with fitted wardrobes.

Bedroom 3

A further double bedroom situated to the front of the property.

Bedroom 4

This bedroom is located to the rear of the property.

Family Bathroom

Refitted main bathroom with matching suite comprising freestanding bath, hand basin fitted on to vanity drawer unit, low level W.C. Part tiled walls and floor, window to rear, extractor fan.

Garaging/Driveway

Garage with electric lighting and electric points. Additional parking on the block paved drive.

External

The gardens have been landscaped to offer lawn, paved patio and raised planters.

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/154659782/355710) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/154659782/355711) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £400,000 | 15/11/2024 | Detached |
| 11 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £293,000 | 20/04/2018 | Detached |
| 11 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £275,000 | 07/06/2013 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 7 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £370,000 | 23/01/2026 | Detached |
| 28 HEBDEN COURT, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FQ | £449,000 | 17/12/2025 | Detached |
| 17 WETTONMILL CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FP | £275,000 | 10/11/2025 | Detached |
| 19 WETTONMILL CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FP | £288,000 | 11/07/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 4 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £270,000 | 21/03/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 3 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £380,000 | 06/12/2024 | Detached |
| [Same street] 7 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £240,000 | 24/11/2023 | Detached |
| 3 THORNCLIFFE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FG | £270,000 | 27/10/2023 | Detached |
| 19 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH | £315,000 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 26 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH | £385,000 | 12/09/2023 | Detached |
| 19 DOVESTONE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FD | £413,500 | 05/05/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 10 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE | £380,000 | 27/01/2023 | Detached |
| 25 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH | £460,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 16 BECKFORD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TP | £312,000 | 04/11/2022 | Detached |
| 16 BELTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8BS | £243,500 | 15/09/2022 | Detached |
| 22 BELTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8BS | £240,000 | 15/09/2022 | Detached |
| 8 BECKFORD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TP | £385,000 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| 69 THORNBRIDGE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TH | £350,000 | 31/08/2022 | Detached |
| 14 OTTERINGTON, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TE | £250,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 1 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH | £297,500 | 24/06/2022 | Detached |
| 15 BECKFORD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TP | £310,599 | 06/04/2022 | Detached |
| 16 BURGHLEY CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8BR | £280,000 | 11/02/2022 | Detached |
| 2 DRYSLWYN ROAD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FN | £260,000 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |
| 23 HEBDEN COURT, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FQ | £368,000 | 07/12/2021 | Detached |
| 2 DRYSLWYN ROAD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FN | £260,000 | 26/11/2021 | Detached |

**Street average:** £328,000 (5 sales)
**Area average:** £320,605 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £310,821 (27 Detached, NE38, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +28.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £629/mo
- **Realistic:** £699/mo
- **Optimistic:** £769/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £698/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.17% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £87,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £69,900

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £2,469/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 6.9%
- **10y growth:** 37.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sunderland; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 43.2%

## 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)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

162 m²

Council tax band

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2012 onwards

Last sold

£400,000 Nov 2024

Price per m²

£2,469/m²

Local average

£310,821 (+28.7%)

Street crime

44 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

4 Bedrooms
Garage
Driveway
Freehold
Extension to the rear

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

A credit to the current owners this 4 bedroom detached on desirable Teal Farm, benefiting from scenic riverside walks along the coast to coast cycle route. The property has been thoughtfully extended and upgraded to offer living room, dining kitchen open into the family room extension, study/play room, utility, cloaks/W.C. to the ground floor. 4 good sized bedrooms, fitted wardrobes, upgraded en suite and family bathroom to the first floor.
The enclosed rear garden has a Southerly aspect, mainly laid to lawn with a stone patio area and raised planters.

Entrance Hallway
The entrance hallway has doors into the living room, open plan dining /kitchen/ family room, home office/playroom, ground floor cloaks/W.C.

Living Room
The main living room has feature fireplace and walk in bay window to the front aspect.

Dining kitchen
The contemporary kitchen has a range of matching wall and base units with contrasting work surfaces with upstands, incorporating built-in dishwasher, double oven, gas hob stainless steel splash back, overhead extractor unit, stainless sink with mixer tap, tiled flooring, open into the family room extension. Dining area. Spot lights and central ceiling light. Door off to the utility room.

Utility room
Fitted with base units, contrasting work surfaces, stainless steel sink with mixer tap, plumbing for an automatic washing machine, central heating boiler.

Cloaks/W.C
A useful ground floor W.C. with hand basin, window to side elevation. Tiled walls and floor.

Landing First Floor.
The landing gives access to the bedrooms, cupboard housing the hot water tank.

Master bedroom
Located to the front of the property with fitted wardrobes and en-suite.

En-suite
Rainforest shower in tiled cubicle, wash basin in vanity and low level W.C.

Bedroom 2
Double bedroom is situated to the rear of the property, with fitted wardrobes.

Bedroom 3
A further double bedroom situated to the front of the property.

Bedroom 4
This bedroom is located to the rear of the property.

Family Bathroom
Refitted main bathroom with matching suite comprising freestanding bath, hand basin fitted on to vanity drawer unit, low level W.C. Part tiled walls and floor, window to rear, extractor fan.

Garaging/Driveway
Garage with electric lighting and electric points. Additional parking on the block paved drive.

External
The gardens have been landscaped to offer lawn, paved patio and raised planters.

Listed by

Washington

Castledene Sales & Lettings (Hartlepool) Limited

Reference: 154659782

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 07/08/2024

Current heating cost: £1,247/year

Potential heating cost: £1,255/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC Rating Graph

Price history

45% since 2013

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	15/11/2024 (1 year ago)	£400,000	+36.5%
Sold	20/04/2018 (8 years ago)	£293,000	+6.5%
Sold	07/06/2013 (13 years ago)	£275,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street 7 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE	£370,000	23/01/2026	Detached
28 HEBDEN COURT, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FQ	£449,000	17/12/2025	Detached
17 WETTONMILL CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FP	£275,000	10/11/2025	Detached
19 WETTONMILL CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FP	£288,000	11/07/2025	Detached
Same street 4 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE	£270,000	21/03/2025	Detached
Same street 3 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE	£380,000	06/12/2024	Detached
Same street 7 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE	£240,000	24/11/2023	Detached
3 THORNCLIFFE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FG	£270,000	27/10/2023	Detached
19 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH	£315,000	29/09/2023	Detached
26 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH	£385,000	12/09/2023	Detached
19 DOVESTONE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FD	£413,500	05/05/2023	Detached
Same street 10 BRETTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FE	£380,000	27/01/2023	Detached
25 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH	£460,000	16/12/2022	Detached
16 BECKFORD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TP	£312,000	04/11/2022	Detached
16 BELTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8BS	£243,500	15/09/2022	Detached
22 BELTON CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8BS	£240,000	15/09/2022	Detached
8 BECKFORD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TP	£385,000	09/09/2022	Detached
69 THORNBRIDGE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TH	£350,000	31/08/2022	Detached
14 OTTERINGTON, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TE	£250,000	29/07/2022	Detached
1 EDALE CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FH	£297,500	24/06/2022	Detached
15 BECKFORD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8TP	£310,599	06/04/2022	Detached
16 BURGHLEY CLOSE, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8BR	£280,000	11/02/2022	Detached
2 DRYSLWYN ROAD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FN	£260,000	04/02/2022	Detached
23 HEBDEN COURT, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FQ	£368,000	07/12/2021	Detached
2 DRYSLWYN ROAD, WASHINGTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, NE38 8FN	£260,000	26/11/2021	Detached

Street average: £328,000 (5 sales)

Area average: £320,605 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 6.9%

10y growth 37.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Sunderland. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 4.1%

5y (index) 22.4%

10y (index) 43.2%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Sunderland. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £629/mo

Realistic £699/mo

Optimistic £769/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Sunderland.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Sunderland: £698/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View NE38 8FE

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Sainsbury's Local	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Pattinson Road	0.1 miles
Bus stop	TEAL FARM	0.1 miles
Shop	It'z Print & Design	0.5 miles
Hospital	Washington Primary Care Centre	1.4 miles
Train station	South Hylton	2.0 miles
Hospital	Spire Washington Hospital	2.8 miles
Train station	Pallion	3.3 miles
University	Clanny House	3.4 miles
University	The Forge	3.6 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	12
Shoplifting	10
Violence and sexual offences	6
Burglary	5
Public order	3
Criminal damage and arson	2
Other crime	2
Robbery	2
Other theft	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	44

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Columbia Grange School	Other	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 8 Apr 2011
Barmston Village Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 14 Dec 2023
John F Kennedy Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 20 Dec 2012
Biddick Academy	Secondary	1.0 miles	Good — 3 Feb 2022
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington	Secondary	1.2 miles	Good — 29 Mar 2012

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.17%

Max investor price (0.8%) £87,375

Target investor price (1%) £69,900

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).