What type of property is 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ?

8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ sell for?

8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ last sold for £125,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £72,500 in January 2002, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ?

Across 2 sales between January 2002 and September 2021, 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ rose from £72,500 to £125,000, a change of £52,500. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ?

8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SR6 0RJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ?

8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ located?

8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ sits in Sunderland. It falls within the SR6 postcode district.

Is 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ 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.

Which schools serve 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ?

The closest primary school to 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ is Dame Dorothy Primary School (472m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (2.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ?

The closest bus stop to 8 Beacon Drive, SR6 0RJ is Dame Dorothy Street, 62m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Beacon Drive, Sunderland, SR6 0RJ

Solar panels

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 Beacon Drive

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

8 Beacon Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR6 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 78 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.

At 78 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 17.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold September 2021 for £125,000. 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

Solar panelsYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Beacon Drive, Sunderland, SR6 0RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Beacon 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£147,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£125,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

2 September 2021Most recent
£125,000
+72.4%over 19 years
18 January 2002
£72,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 0RJ: £148,500 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Beacon Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 8 Beacon Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,603

Street avg £1,944

Below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dame Dorothy Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Dame Dorothy Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SR6 0RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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