154 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0HQ
About 154 Roker Avenue
154 Roker Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 19.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 17.6% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £156,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
154 Roker Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2020HMOAmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as House in Multiple Occupation.
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00571/CLE
What's in 154 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0HQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
154 Roker Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 1 year.
£156,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£156,000
+7.6%over 1 year18 December 2020
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0HQ: £111,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SR6 0HQ
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Versus other Roker Avenue homes
On epc rating, 154 Roker Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£830
Street avg £905
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 10.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roker Avenue-Zetland Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Dame Dorothy Primary School. 22 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
56.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB