97 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0HW

97 Roker Avenue is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 144 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 23 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 32.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.