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16 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Bower Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Bower Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2006
    Full
    In report

    Erection of study to rear of property.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    06/01976/FUL
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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Bower Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£196,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£146,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 February 2019Most recent

    £146,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8JA: £135,000 (2022–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Bower Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 16 Bower Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,237

Street avg £1,128

On par

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sunderland district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SR6 8JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SR6 8JA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SR6 8JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Bower Street, Sunderland, SR6 8JA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.