5 Barnes Park Road, Sunderland, SR4 7PY
About 5 Barnes Park Road
5 Barnes Park Road is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR4 7PY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £211,750.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Barnes Park Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Barnes Park Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear (retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00871/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Barnes Park Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2016.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.5% per year over 3 years.
£211,750
Growth on file: 28.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2019Most recent
£211,750
+39.8%over 1 year16 August 2018
£151,500
+44.3%over 1 year2 November 2016
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 7PY: £200,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in SR4 7PY
70 Barnes Park Road, Sunderland, SR4 7PY
Sold Oct 2021
£200,00072 Barnes Park Road, Sunderland, SR4 7PY
Sold Sept 2020
£215,0003 Barnes Park Road, Sunderland, SR4 7PY
Sold Nov 2012
£178,00082 Barnes Park Road, Sunderland, SR4 7PY
Sold Sept 2009
£170,00074 Barnes Park Road, Sunderland, SR4 7PY
Sold May 2008
£187,000
Everything we know about 5 Barnes Park Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Barnes Park Road homes
On price per m², 5 Barnes Park Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,462
Street avg £2,224
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Barnes Park Road-Barnes View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barnes Infant Academy. 40 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
54.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB