8 Forster Street, Sunderland, SR6 0JU
About 8 Forster Street
8 Forster Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 46.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 24 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Forster Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Forster Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£82,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2011Most recent
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0JU: £133,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SR6 0JU
Everything we know about 8 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
8 Forster Street outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,302
Street avg £1,198
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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