61 Forest Road, Sunderland, SR4 0DY
About 61 Forest Road
61 Forest Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR4 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
61 Forest Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
61 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 9 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2022Most recent
£150,000
+20.5%over 9 years19 September 2013
£124,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 0DY: £142,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SR4 0DY
Versus other Forest Road homes
61 Forest Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,143
Street avg £1,791
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Fordfield Road-Field Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Highfield Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







