Mere Knolls House, Chichester Road, Sunderland, SR6 9DL
About Mere Knolls House
Mere Knolls House is a six-bedroom detached house in Sunderland (SR6 9DL). It has a recorded floor area of 363 m² (around 3907 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 363 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £934,000 is 28.8% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Mere Knolls House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Mere Knolls House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2020RenovationFullIn report
Application for 6no car parking spaces.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01586/FUL
- Sept 2019PorchFullIn report
Erection of an entrance porch to south elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00980/FUL
What's in Mere Knolls House, Chichester Road, Sunderland, SR6 9DL's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Mere Knolls House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£934,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£725,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 2017Most recent
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR6 9DL: £225,000 (2023–2003).
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Versus other Chichester Road homes
On price per m², Mere Knolls House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,997
Street avg £2,314
Floor Area
363 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sea Road-Mere Knolls Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Fulwell Junior School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB