163 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0HQ
About 163 Roker Avenue
163 Roker Avenue is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 57.7% above the 2018 sale of £111,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £111,000 in September 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
163 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
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
163 Roker Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
163 Roker Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.
£111,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2018Most recent
£111,000
-30.6%over 1 year16 October 2016
£160,000
+433.3%over 19 years15 July 1997
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0HQ: £150,000 (2025–2020).
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Versus other Roker Avenue homes
163 Roker Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£638
Street avg £943
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 11.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB