7 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
About 7 Nicholas Avenue
7 Nicholas Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Whitburn, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR6 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 209 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £613,000 is 14.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £535,000 in August 2021. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
7 Nicholas Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2003Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension including modifications to the existing main roof, dormer loft conversion to provide bedrooms and bathroom, pitched roof above existing flat roofed rear kitchen, and the installation of a bay window to the front elevation
Extension- Reference
- ST/1187/02//DM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£613,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2021Most recent
£535,000
+127.7%over 18 years25 September 2002
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 7DB: £335,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in SR6 7DB
8 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
Sold Feb 2021
£565,0009 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
Sold Nov 2013
£335,00012 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
Sold Nov 2009
£440,0002 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
Sold Feb 2006
£330,00012a, Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
Sold Jan 2004
£325,000
Everything we know about 7 Nicholas 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 Nicholas Avenue homes
7 Nicholas Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,560
Street avg £2,060
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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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
East Street-Nicholas Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Whitburn Church of England Academy. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB