Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 Forest Road, Sunderland, SR4 0DX
EPC B
Estimated value
£175,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£125,000)+40%
- Against SR4 0DX's recent median (£140,000)+25%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£175,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£125,000)+40%
- Against SR4 0DX's recent median (£140,000)+25%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 42 Forest Road is modelled from its 91 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SR4 0DX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
91 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in SR4 0DX
5 sales, median £140,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
29 November 2021Most recent
£125,000
-12.0%over 3 years28 June 2018
£141,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 0DX: £140,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SR4 0DX
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 £175,000 is 40% 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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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jun 2018EPC 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
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 June 2028
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.
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
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
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.
Crime
250/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Highfield AcademyPrimary141m
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary902m
- Christ's CollegeAll-through1.1km
- Christ's CollegeAll-through1.1km
Nearest stops
- Fordfield Road-Havelock SchoolBus stop168m
- Front Road-Forbeck RoadBus stop188m
- Fordfield Road-Front RoadBus stop208m
- Fordfield Road-Field SquareBus stop214m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,446 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour680 reports16%
- Criminal Damage & Arson437 reports10%
- Shoplifting427 reports10%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 42 Forest Road is modelled from its 91 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SR4 0DX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 42 Forest Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 42 Forest Road was lodged in June 2018 at band B and is valid until June 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 42 Forest Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SR4 0DX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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