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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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
Planning history
61 Forest Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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).
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full 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