2 Ford Avenue, Sunderland, SR4 0QU
About 2 Ford Avenue
2 Ford Avenue is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR4 0QU). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 40% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 55.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £105,000 in August 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Ford Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Ford Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2012ExtensionIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of part single and part two storey extension to side and erection of a single storey extension to front with tiled roof over. (Resubmission)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00192/SUB
- Sept 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of part single and part two storey extension to side and erection of a single storey extension to front with tiled roof over (amended description).
- Agent
- Alexandra Design
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02408/FUL
What's in 2 Ford Avenue, Sunderland, SR4 0QU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.1% per year over 9 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: -1.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2019Most recent
£105,000
-8.7%over 8 years28 January 2011
£115,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SR4 0QU: £127,500 (2021–2007).
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Versus other Ford Avenue homes
Price per m² for 2 Ford Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£778
Street avg £1,625
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
High Street - Metro — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
South Hylton Primary Academy. 28 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
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB