17 Forster Street, Sunderland, SR6 0JU
About 17 Forster Street
17 Forster Street is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 42.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 25.3% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2020 for £129,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Forster Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Forster Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2016HMOFullIn report
Proposed change of use from C4 dwelling to 7 bed house of multiple occupation
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00122/FUL
- Dec 2009Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of rear ground floor bedroom to dog grooming studio.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03729/FUL
What's in 17 Forster Street, Sunderland, SR6 0JU's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Forster Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 17 years.
£129,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£129,000
+17.3%over 16 years22 April 2004
£109,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0JU: £133,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SR6 0JU
Everything we know about 17 Forster Street, 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 Forster Street homes
On floor area, 17 Forster Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£772
Street avg £1,223
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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-Stansfield Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB