1 Dorking Road, Sunderland, SR6 8HA
About 1 Dorking Road
1 Dorking Road is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR6 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 785 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 52.9% above the 2012 sale of £155,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Dorking Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Dorking Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey extension to side.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00216/FUL
- Mar 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey extension to side.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00018/FUL
What's in 1 Dorking Road, Sunderland, SR6 8HA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Dorking Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 3 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2012Most recent
£155,000
+11.9%over 2 years23 December 2009
£138,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8HA: £210,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in SR6 8HA
Everything we know about 1 Dorking Road, in one report
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Versus other Dorking Road homes
On price per m², 1 Dorking Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,125
Street avg £2,419
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dykelands Road-Dartford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Fulwell Junior School. 14 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
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB