16 Holly Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DT
About 16 Holly Avenue
16 Holly Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in New Silksworth, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR3 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 21.3% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
16 Holly Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 November 2025
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Planning history
1 application on record at 16 Holly Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DT
- May 2006PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a one and a half storey extension to side to provide garage with living accommodation in roof space and erection of a pitched roof over existing front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01085/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
16 Holly Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£122,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 December 2016Most recent
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 1DT: £120,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in SR3 1DT
26 Holly Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DT
Sold May 2026
£120,0005 Holly Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DT
Sold May 2023
£175,00028 Holly Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DT
Sold Nov 2022
£145,00047 Holly Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DT
Sold Oct 2022
£98,00017 Holly Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DT
Sold Jul 2022
£49,950
Versus other Holly Avenue homes
16 Holly Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£992
Street avg £1,288
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
178/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Blind Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







