55 John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1QH
About 55 John Street
55 John Street is a property in Sunderland (SR1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 81 m² this is the 15th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (33 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 36% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
55 John Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Aug 2017SubdivisionHeritageIn report
Alterations to enable conversion of property from restaurant to 5 self contained apartments comprising refurbishment works to include repointing, decorating, replacement dormers, new velux windows to rear elevation, alterations to windows and doorways to single storey rear structure, creation of light well to rear, and new boundary wall and roller shutter door. Internal alterations to include new stud walls and ceilings.
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00747/LBC
- Mar 2017SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use from restaurant (use class A3) to form 5 self contained apartments (use class C3) to include refurbishment works comprising replacement dormers, new velux windows to rear elevation, alterations to windows and doorways to single storey rear structure, creation of light well to rear, and new boundary wall and roller shutter door.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01784/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
55 John Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 20 years.
£100,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2021Most recent
£100,000
+53.8%over 1 year26 May 2020
£65,000
+1.6%over 18 years27 September 2001
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR1 1QH: £261,000 (2023–2019).
Versus other John Street homes
55 John Street outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 1.7 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
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
John Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hudson Road Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB