8, Porthcawl Drive
8, Porthcawl Drive
Description & Estimates
8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 764 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 249 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington is £171,277 and its rental estimate is £1,001 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Porthcawl Drive, Washington, NE37 falls within the NE37 postal district, in the borough of Sunderland.
Our Data Sources
8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2021.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington, we estimate a market value of £179,841 and a rental value of £1,051 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £159,288 and £931 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington has seen its estimated sale value move up by £368 (0.2%) and its estimated rental value increase by £34 per month (3.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington as measuring 249 m2.
That makes it the 11th largest plot in the postcode, where 52 of the 53 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 04 Feb 2021.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington completed on 29th April 2021 at £155,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 17.4% over the period since April 2021.
- Sold Apr 2021£155,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington have sold within a radius of 720 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th June 2025, was 47, Muirfield Drive, Washington, NE37 2LS, a freehold house which sold for £160,000.
Read more about house prices in NE37.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 53 addresses on Porthcawl Drive, Washington, NE37, 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington comes out as the 18th largest and the 18th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £25k more expensive than the average property across the NE37 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mGeorge Washington Primary School
- 600mSt Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington
- 1.1kmUsworth Colliery Primary School
- 1.5kmWashington Academy
- 3.0kmOxclose Community Academy
- 3.2kmCardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Porthcawl Drive, Washington, the nearest station is Heworth, 3.7 kilometres away.
- 3.7kmHeworth
- 7.5kmManors
- 7.7kmNewcastle
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
