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 72.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £293,000.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 October 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
16 Barbary Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Barbary Drive, Sunderland, SR6 0RB
- May 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00994/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Barbary Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£314,000
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
6 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).
Nearby sales in SR6 0RB
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
177/mo
Falling 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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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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







