21 John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1JG
About 21 John Street
21 John Street is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR1 1JG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 61 m² this is the 14th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2024 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 61 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 November 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 21 John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1JG
- Feb 2023ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection or rear dormer window extension, and ramp and bin store to side/ rear.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00448/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseFeb 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
21 John Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 18 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2021Most recent
£140,000
+27.3%over 18 years14 April 2003
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1JG: £130,000 (2019–1995).
Versus other John Street homes
21 John Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
198/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Athenaeum Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hudson Road Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB







