16 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA
About 16 Bower Street
16 Bower Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sunderland (SR6 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 34.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £146,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Know exactly what you're buying at 16 Bower Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
16 Bower Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2006FullIn report
Erection of study to rear of property.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01976/FUL
What's in 16 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Bower Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£146,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2019Most recent
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8JA: £135,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in SR6 8JA
Everything we know about 16 Bower Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Bower Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 16 Bower Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,237
Street avg £1,128
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fulwell Road Sea Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB