1 Reading Square is a freehold semi-detached house on Reading Square in SR5. It last sold for £115,000 in 2022, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records.
29 min walk to PallionLow crimeFlood risk very low15 of 16 schools Good+Quiet by DEFRA mapping
54.92526, -1.43237 · SR5 5QR
PART 01The home at a glanceWhat it is, and the one-number read across every dataset.
What this home is
The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.
PART 02Money & marketWhat it’s worth, what it has sold for, and how the street and market frame it.
What is it worth now?
An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.
Most likely worth £130,000–£140,000 today, from its £115,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket pricier than the wider area.
Most likely range today
£130,000 – £140,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £115,000 – £150,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2022)
£115,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
core 50% range wider 80% range
From the last sold price to today, along the local price index. The bands widen with time since the sale — the inner band is where the value most likely sits, the outer the wider plausible spread.
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SR5 £/m² (recent sales)£1,347this home £1,322 at its last sale
Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.
Everything on 1 Reading Square, unlocked
The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.
Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.
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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)
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Castle View Enterprise Academy · SecondaryGood1.1 kmOfsted ↗
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Results & admissions for all 16 schools in range
Every school nearby with exam performance (KS2 progress, Progress 8) benchmarked against the borough and England, admission odds by preference, capacity, and catchment likelihood for this address.
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Northern Saints Church of England Academy — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Willow Wood Community Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.
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All 2 food shops — names & distancesnearest: Lidl
All 2 gyms & sport — names & distancesnearest: Everlast Gyms
All 2 banks, post & essentials — names & distancesnearest: Rawmarsh Road Post Office
Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.
The neighbourhood
Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Sunderland 004F neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.
IMD decile 3/10 — more deprived than most of England; household income about 39% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.
3/10More deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived
In plain terms: housing & access and living environment score well, but a weaker health.
Breakdown by domain
Income4/10
Employment3/10
Education & skills3/10
Health2/10
Crime4/10
Housing & access8/10
Living environment7/10
Household income (after housing costs)
This neighbourhood£33.8k
Sunderland£42.3k
North East£44.7k
England & Wales£55.4k
39% below the national average.
Shared & rented housing: Low
Mostly owner-occupied housing; few shared houses.
Housing tenure
Owned67%
Social rented24%
Private rented9.9%
Age profile
Aged 60 to 64 years4.4%
Aged 65 to 69 years3.9%
Aged 55 to 59 years3.8%
Aged 45 to 49 years3.6%
Aged 50 to 54 years3.2%
Occupation
Process, plant and machine operatives14%
Skilled trades occupations14%
Elementary occupations14%
Sales and customer service occupations13%
Professional occupations10%
Qualifications
No qualifications26%
Level 3 qualifications18%
Level 4 qualifications and above16%
Level 2 qualifications16%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
The dark tick on each bar marks the England & Wales average.
ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.
PART 05Safety & environmentCrime and road safety, flood and ground risk, noise and air.
Crime & safety
Reported street-level crime within about 400 m of SR5 5QR.
Low crime
492 crimes over 24 months — about 21 a month, most often violent crime (38%). Trend falling (+9% year on year).
Lower crime than about 35% of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhood ranking from the Indices of Deprivation crime domain — relative risk of personal and property crime.
The EA planning flood zone, historic flooding and landfill within 1 km, BGS GeoSure six-theme ground-stability screening, non-coal mining hazard and coastal erosion — and what each finding means for insurance and conveyancing.
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EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
Environment Agency flood mapping and storm-overflow monitoring, UKHSA radon atlas, Coal Authority reporting areas and the Renewable Energy Planning Database — location screening, not a site investigation.
Noise, air & designations
DEFRA strategic mapping and planning designations at 1 Reading Square's location.
A quiet pocket by DEFRA mapping · NO₂ ~10 µg/m³
Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime51 dB Lden
✓ within the 53 dB guideline — low noise
35guideline 5385 dB
Night
Not mapped at this plot (guideline 45 dB Lnight)
Rail noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant rail noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Aircraft noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant aircraft noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.
When did 1 Reading Square last sell, and for how much?
1 Reading Square last sold for £115,000 on 8 Feb 2022, according to HM Land Registry.
How many times has 1 Reading Square been sold?
HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 1 Reading Square. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.
How big is 1 Reading Square?
Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 87 m² of floor area.
What council tax band is 1 Reading Square?
1 Reading Square is in council tax band A, costing about £1,465 a year (Sunderland).
How energy efficient is 1 Reading Square?
Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 45). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.
What is 1 Reading Square worth today?
Carrying its 2022 sale price forward with SR5's market movement suggests roughly £126,000–£156,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.
What is crime like near 1 Reading Square?
Police recorded 492 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 21 a month, most often violent crime. The trend is falling. (Source: Police.uk)
What schools are near 1 Reading Square?
16 schools are within range, 15 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Northern Saints Church of England Academy (294 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)
What transport links are near 1 Reading Square?
The nearest station is Pallion, about a 29-minute walk. The closest bus stop is about 126 m away.
Is 1 Reading Square at risk of flooding?
No flood warnings are in force. Surface-water (heavy rainfall) risk at this location is very low. Rivers-and-sea risk is very low. (Source: Environment Agency)
How fast is broadband at 1 Reading Square?
Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)
Other homes at SR5 5QR
Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Reading Square.
HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.
Buying or selling 1 Reading Square?
The full £5 report opens every locked panel in this dossier — a precise comparables-based valuation, the itemised EPC, planning activity, school results and admissions odds, forward-looking flood risk, a negotiation read and a viewing checklist, for this exact home.