What type of property is 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ last sold for £170,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,000 in August 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1995 and June 2022, 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ rose from £47,000 to £170,000, a change of £123,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

The current EPC rating for 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SR2 9SZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ located?

21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ sits in Sunderland. It falls within the SR2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

Police records around 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

The closest primary school to 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ is Grangetown Primary School (957m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Southmoor Academy (1.4km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ?

The closest bus stop to 21 Irene Avenue, SR2 9SZ is Ryhope Road-Rhoda Terrace, 115m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Irene Avenue, Sunderland, SR2 9SZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Irene Avenue

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

21 Irene Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR2 9SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Last sale on file: £170,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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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.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Irene Avenue, Sunderland, SR2 9SZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Irene Avenue has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

21 Irene Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£185,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£170,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2022Most recent
£170,000
+136.1%over 19 years
17 July 2002
£72,000
+53.2%over 6 years
30 August 1995
£47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR2 9SZ: £130,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in SR2 9SZ

On the street

Versus other Irene Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Irene Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,809

Street avg £1,898

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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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.

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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.

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Crime

10/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ryhope Road-Rhoda Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Grangetown Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR2 9SZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SR2 9SZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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