8 Derry Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 8EZ
About 8 Derry Avenue
8 Derry Avenue is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR6 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 393.9% above the 1997 sale of £32,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 72.3% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Derry 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Derry Avenue has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Derry Avenue was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,600
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 July 1997Most recent
£32,600
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8EZ: £192,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SR6 8EZ
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Versus other Derry Avenue homes
On price per m², 8 Derry Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£447
Street avg £1,961
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dykelands Road-Deepdene Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Fulwell Junior School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB