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42 Forest Road, Sunderland, SR4 0DX

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Overview

About 42 Forest Road

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

42 Forest Road is a detached house in Sunderland (SR4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2018) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

At 91 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 38.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. Sold November 2021 for £125,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
—
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Forest Road, Sunderland, SR4 0DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Forest Road 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£173,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£125,000

Growth on file: -3.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2021Most recent

    £125,000

    -12.0%over 3 years

  2. 28 June 2018

    £141,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 0DX: £140,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Forest Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 42 Forest Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,374

Street avg £1,867

Strongly below

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 6 years

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Forest Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£170k

1 Fawn Road

SR4 0DG

3 bed1 bath
£167k

1 Embleton Grove

SR4 0BQ

£160k

1 Dunwood

SR4 0AR

£150k

1 Fletcher Close

SR4 0BG

£140k

1 Alma Street

SR4 0QG

£135k

1 Birchwood

SR4 0AP

£131k

1 Felstead Crescent

SR4 0AB

3 bed1 bath
£130k

1 Faith Close

SR4 0BD

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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

3/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Fordfield Road-Havelock School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Highfield Academy. 33 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR4 0DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SR4 0DX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SR4 0DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42 Forest Road, Sunderland, SR4 0DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.