12 Adolphus Street, Sunderland, SR6 7DL
About 12 Adolphus Street
12 Adolphus Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 27.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
12 Adolphus Street 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 November 2022
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
12 Adolphus Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Adolphus Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 13 years.
£112,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2017Most recent
£112,000
+24.4%over 13 years7 April 2004
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 7DL: £149,950 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in SR6 7DL
Versus other Adolphus Street homes
12 Adolphus Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,697
Street avg £1,254
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
177/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mill Lane - Croftside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Whitburn Church of England Academy. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







