42 Beldene Drive, Sunderland, SR4 8QD
About 42 Beldene Drive
42 Beldene Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR4 8QD). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 24.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2013AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to approved application no. 11/03346/FUL (demolition of existing garage and boundary wall and erection of new garage, boundary wall/fence to the front/side and entrance porch to the side) to increase height, reduce depth, reduce height of dwarf wall of porch and relocate porch entrance from north elevation to east elevation
- Agent
- Bosanko
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00911/AM1
- Feb 2012PorchFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and boundary wall and erection of new garage, boundary wall/fence to the front/side and entrance porch to the side (part-retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03346/FUL
What's in 42 Beldene Drive, Sunderland, SR4 8QD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
42 Beldene Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 5 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2016Most recent
£210,000
+61.5%over 5 years7 January 2011
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 8QD: £146,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in SR4 8QD
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Versus other Beldene Drive homes
42 Beldene Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,211
Street avg £1,829
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
Woodville Crescent-Beldene Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barnes Junior School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB