70 Forest Road, Sunderland, SR4 0DY
About 70 Forest Road
70 Forest Road is a detached house in Sunderland (SR4 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 92 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 29 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 29.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 16.1% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016).
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Energy performance
70 Forest Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 March 2036
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Planning history
70 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
70 Forest Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£136,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2016Most recent
£136,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 0DY: £143,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in SR4 0DY
Versus other Forest Road homes
Price per m² for 70 Forest Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,489
Street avg £1,825
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 6 years
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Crime
250/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB