6 Alston Crescent, Sunderland, SR6 8NQ
About 6 Alston Crescent
6 Alston Crescent is a semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR6 8NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 84.7% above the 2006 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 23.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2006PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of existing sun room and the erection of a front porch, pitch roof an existing rear off shoot and a two storey side extension. AMENDED.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01749/FUL
What's in 6 Alston Crescent, Sunderland, SR6 8NQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Alston Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£144,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 February 2006Most recent
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 8NQ: £186,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in SR6 8NQ
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Versus other Alston Crescent homes
Price per m² for 6 Alston Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,286
Street avg £1,813
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 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