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2 bed flat for sale Dovecote Meadows, Sunderland, SR4

Asking Price

£60,000

Added on 30/09/2026

Retirement home

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Tenure: Leasehold; 113 years left(from the agent's description)

Council tax Band B £1,709 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

75% Ownership
Easily Accessible Retirement Apartment
Spacious Open Living Accommodation
Communal Facilities and Gardens
On-Site Care and Support Services
Reference: 468447
Garden
Leasehold
Parking and/or Driveway
Retirement

About this property

Property Description

*75% ownership* on this Two Bedroom Retirement Apartment in stylish extra care Development.

Ideally positioned in Ford Estate, which is owned and managed by Housing and Care 21, the well-designed apartment is located on the ground floor and offers spacious and self contained living arrangements, benefiting from a level-access shower room from the Master bedroom and kitchen with built-in oven and hob. The bright and airy lounge is opened up by the French doors leading to an outside patio area with delightful garden views.

Council tax

Band B £1,709 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,465
Band B

This home: £1,709
Band C

£1,953
Band D

£2,197
Band E

£2,685
Band F

£3,174
Band G

£3,662
Band H

£4,394

This home is in band B, which costs £1,709 a year in Sunderland for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Sunderland, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Location

Dovecote Meadows, Sunderland, SR4

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £60,000

£30k £90k

Deposit10% £6,000

£0 £60k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £54,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £12,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
10, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Apr 2026	818 sq ft	818 sq ft	n/a	£25,000
6, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2025	700 sq ft £120/sq ft	700 sq ft	£120	£84,000
4, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2025	700 sq ft £93/sq ft	700 sq ft	£93	£64,950
62, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2021	689 sq ft £131/sq ft	689 sq ft	£131	£90,000
7, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2021	689 sq ft £112/sq ft	689 sq ft	£112	£77,000
48, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2020	700 sq ft £111/sq ft	700 sq ft	£111	£77,500
10, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2020	818 sq ft	818 sq ft	n/a	£24,000
15, Dovecote Meadow, Fordfield Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2019	721 sq ft	721 sq ft	n/a	£22,500