Summerhill, Middle Herrington, Sunderland, SR3
North East
£255,000
Listed on 11/11/2026
Listed on 11/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This four-bedroom home in Middle Herrington offers two reception rooms, a kitchen, separate utility room and a ground-floor WC. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with an en-suite, together with a family bathroom. The room sizes and separate living areas provide a flexible layout, while the property is described as needing updating and improvement, giving a buyer scope to refurbish it to their requirements.
Outside, the property has front and rear gardens, a driveway and a garage. It is freehold, with mains gas, electricity, water and drainage advised by the seller and no maintenance or service charges stated. The listing also notes that the area is ex-mining, so buyers should seek further information through their solicitor. The EPC is listed as to be confirmed.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
49out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This four-bedroom home has a useful family layout, with two reception rooms, a separate utility, an en-suite, garage and driveway. The interiors offer a clear medium-scale improvement project: dated finishes and flooring across several rooms provide scope to refresh the living spaces, while the old-fashioned kitchen and utility and dated en-suite give a buyer specific areas to update. The maintained rear lawn and established boundaries are a good starting point for the garden.
The score is held back by limited condition and economics marks, while the fundamentals are stronger. Floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the asking price alone does not establish whether it is cheap or dear.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated carpets, wallpaper and fittings across the reception spaces and bedrooms to give the home a more cohesive feel.
- Update the old-fashioned kitchen and utility, and consider modernising the en-suite while retaining the more serviceable family bathroom.
- Make use of the two reception rooms, four-bedroom layout and garage, with straightforward garden tidying to build on the maintained lawn.
Key risks
- A conspicuous damaged or stained carpet patch and adjacent wall discolouration are visible; the cause is not established.
- The cracked, weathered driveway may need attention.
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Transport
Nearest stations
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
2.1 miles
Metro · South Hylton
Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
2.8 miles
Metro · Millfield
University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
2.8 miles
Metro · University of Sunderland
Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
2.9 miles
Metro · Pallion
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