12 Forster Street, Sunderland, SR6 0JU
About 12 Forster Street
12 Forster Street is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £118,000 in January 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 19.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
12 Forster Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 March 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
12 Forster Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Forster Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 17 years.
£118,000
Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2022Most recent
£118,000
+66.5%14 January 2022
£70,850
+20.8%14 January 2022
£58,650
-52.3%over 17 years22 December 2004
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0JU: £133,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SR6 0JU
Versus other Forster Street homes
Price per m² for 12 Forster Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£631
Street avg £1,211
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
177/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roker Avenue-Stansfield Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Dame Dorothy Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB