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 76% 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 £213,000 is 12.1% 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
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.
£213,000
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 £1,101
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
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising 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

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