9 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
About 9 Nicholas Avenue
9 Nicholas Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Whitburn, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR6 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (188 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 is 29.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
9 Nicholas Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Nicholas Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2014OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of a single storey flat roofed garage to side elevation.
- Reference
- ST/0906/14/HFUL
- Nov 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed construction of single storey extension to rear elevation.
- Reference
- ST/1064/13/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Nicholas Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Nicholas Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 2 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2013Most recent
£335,000
+15.9%over 2 years28 June 2011
£289,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 7DB: £440,000 (2021–2004).
Nearby sales in SR6 7DB
7 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
Sold Aug 2021
£535,0008 Nicholas Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7DB
Sold Feb 2021
£565,00012 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 9 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
Price per m² for 9 Nicholas Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,863
Street avg £1,999
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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