8 Birch Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 7AR
About 8 Birch Avenue
8 Birch Avenue is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR6 7AR). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Birch Avenue.
- Oct 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension, front canopy and associated external works
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- ST/0493/20/HFUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Birch Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 7AR: £123,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in SR6 7AR
Everything we know about 8 Birch Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Birch Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Birch Avenue stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lizard Lane-Highcroft Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Whitburn Church of England Academy. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB