18 Fern Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HT
About 18 Fern Avenue
18 Fern Avenue is a semi-detached house in Whitburn, Sunderland, Sunderland (SR6 7HT). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Know exactly what you're buying at 18 Fern Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
18 Fern Avenue 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Fern Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Fern 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
18 Fern Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£172,000
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 7HT: £110,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in SR6 7HT
2 Fern Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HT
Sold Aug 2025
£170,00013 Fern Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HT
Sold Mar 2025
£160,0006 Fern Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HT
Sold Sept 2020
£91,50011 Fern Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HT
Sold Aug 2018
£110,00026 Fern Avenue, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HT
Sold Aug 2016
£85,000
Everything we know about 18 Fern 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 Fern Avenue homes
18 Fern Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Mill Lane-Wheatall Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Marsden Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB