What kind of home is 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE?

31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE last change hands?

31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE last sold for £195,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £92,000 in February 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE changed over time?

Across 4 sales between February 2015 and August 2022, 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE rose from £92,000 to £195,000, a change of £103,000. That works out to roughly +10.5% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE?

The current EPC rating for 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE?

31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SR2 0TE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE use?

The latest EPC at 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE?

31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE is in council tax band C.

Which area is 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE in?

31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE sits in Ryhope, Sunderland, Sunderland. It falls within the SR2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE?

Police records around 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE show an average of 280 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (30% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE?

The closest primary school to 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE is Ryhope Junior School (623m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Venerable Bede Church of England Academy (785m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE?

The closest bus stop to 31 Orkney Drive, SR2 0TE is Hollycarrside Road-Hewitt Avenue, 126m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Orkney Drive, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0TE

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 31 Orkney Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

31 Orkney Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ryhope, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR2 0TE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £195,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

31 Orkney Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2024

Current Certificate

Jul 2014

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 July 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Orkney Drive, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Orkney Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.

Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£195,000

Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

22 August 2022Most recent
£195,000
+27.5%over 3 years
30 October 2018
£153,000
+5.6%over 2 years
5 May 2016
£144,950
+57.6%over 1 year
20 February 2015
£92,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR2 0TE: £180,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in SR2 0TE

On the street

Versus other Orkney Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 31 Orkney Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £1,691

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£181k

1 Athol Gardens

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1 Bede View, Ramilies Road

SR2 0GA

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1 Bevan Avenue

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£163k

1 Ambrunes Close, Ryhope

SR2 0FL

2 bed1 bath

£298k

1 Aldbrough Close, Ryhope

SR2 0LD

4 bed1 bath

£313k

1 Burcombe Close, Ryhope

SR2 0FJ

4 bed2 bath

£320k

1 Bowood Close

SR2 0BY

4 bed3 bath

£106k

1 Byony Toft

SR2 0NS

2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.

Full Sunderland report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

280/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hollycarrside Road-Hewitt Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Ryhope Junior School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR2 0TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SR2 0TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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