28 Park Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2EF
About 28 Park Avenue
28 Park Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in New Silksworth, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR3 2EF). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 20% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 January 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 28 Park Avenue.
2 applications on record at 28 Park Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2EF
- Mar 2006PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Erection of two storey extension to side to provide garage and additional bedrooms, and porch to front. (Amended Description)
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00061/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 28 Park Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 12 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2022Most recent
£190,000
+126.2%over 11 years27 May 2010
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR3 2EF: £110,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SR3 2EF
17 Park Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2EF
Sold Mar 2023
£123,95021 Park Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2EF
Sold May 2021
£82,00020 Park Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2EF
Sold Apr 2021
£125,00026 Park Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2EF
Sold Mar 2021
£110,0001 Park Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2EF
Sold Jun 2020
£146,000
Versus other Park Avenue homes
Habitable Rooms for 28 Park Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,545
Street avg £1,102
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
178/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tunstall Village Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







