9 Fern Street, Sunderland, SR4 6AL
About 9 Fern Street
9 Fern Street is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR4 6AL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 69.8% above the 2022 sale of £69,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last sale on file: £69,500 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 June 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
9 Fern Street 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
9 Fern Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 12 years.
£69,500
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
26 April 2022Most recent
£69,500
+0.7%over 11 years14 June 2010
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 6AL: £55,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Fern Street homes
On floor area, 9 Fern Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£927
Street avg £948
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
250/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Trimdon Street-B&q — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland. 33 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB







