23 Alston Crescent, Sunderland, SR6 8NQ
About 23 Alston Crescent
23 Alston Crescent is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR6 8NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 805 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Last sold in December 2011, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 45.6% above the 2011 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
23 Alston Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Alston Crescent has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01132/FUL
What's in 23 Alston Crescent, Sunderland, SR6 8NQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£111,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2011Most recent
£111,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8NQ: £186,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in SR6 8NQ
Everything we know about 23 Alston Crescent, in one report
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Versus other Alston Crescent homes
On floor area, 23 Alston Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,497
Street avg £1,792
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Alston Crescent-Number 17 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Seaburn Dene Primary School. 17 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
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB