What kind of home is 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB last sold for £230,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £79,500 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB appreciated in value?

Across 6 sales between July 1996 and May 2022, 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB rose from £79,500 to £230,000, a change of £150,500. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

The current EPC rating for 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in February 2014. It has dropped from a C recorded in October 2008 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB use?

The latest EPC at 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB in?

6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB sits in Sunderland. It falls within the SR6 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

Police records around 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

The closest primary school to 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB is Dame Dorothy Primary School (830m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Monkwearmouth Academy (2.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB?

The closest bus stop to 6 Barbary Drive, SR6 0RB is Roker Marina, 101m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Barbary Drive, Sunderland, SR6 0RB

6 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Barbary Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Barbary Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR6 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 60.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6 Barbary Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2014

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2014from Oct 2008

EPC improved fromC70toE54

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

7%43%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Barbary Drive, Sunderland, SR6 0RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Barbary Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£260,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£230,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

26 May 2022Most recent
£230,000
+9.5%over 9 months
19 August 2021
£210,000
+211.3%over 19 years
30 April 2002
£67,450
-27.5%over 1 year
1 April 2001
£93,000
+16.3%over 2 years
8 October 1998
£79,950
+0.6%over 2 years
10 July 1996
£79,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0RB: £275,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in SR6 0RB

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On the street

Versus other Barbary Drive homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 6 Barbary Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,277

Street avg £1,948

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR6 0RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SR6 0RB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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