16 Barbary Drive, Sunderland, SR6 0RB
About 16 Barbary Drive
16 Barbary Drive is a mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £293,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Barbary Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00994/FUL
What's in 16 Barbary Drive, Sunderland, SR6 0RB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Barbary Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 26 years.
£293,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2023Most recent
£293,000
+40.2%over 8 years6 November 2015
£209,000
-2.8%10 September 2015
£215,000
+26.5%over 11 years14 April 2004
£169,950
+137.3%over 6 years3 June 1997
£71,615
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0RB: £250,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Barbary Drive homes
Floor Area for 16 Barbary Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,442
Street avg £1,942
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roker Marina — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Dame Dorothy Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB