169 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0HQ
About 169 Roker Avenue
169 Roker Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 116 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 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £150,000 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 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
169 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 system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2022HMOAmendmentIn report
Certificte of Lawful Existing Use as 1 bed flat and 3 bed HMO to upper floors.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00117/CLE
What's in 169 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0HQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
169 Roker Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2022Most recent
£150,000
+177.8%over 22 years9 December 1999
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0HQ: £145,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SR6 0HQ
Everything we know about 169 Roker Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Roker Avenue homes
Years Held for 169 Roker Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,293
Street avg £17,164
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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