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Buying at DA2 6FS

Before you offer on a home at DA2 6FS: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £350k. In Stone & Crossways.

1 to check4 clear£350k typical on Murray Drive

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: soluble rock (sinkholes) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Note
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025).
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Tree preservation order areaProtected trees can't be cut down or pruned without the council's consent.
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2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A282, 740 m awayAbout 132,850 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£350ktypical sale on Murray Drive, last 10 years

£4,301typical price per m² in Stone & Crossways

£3,350–£5,280per m² for homes at DA2 6FS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,301 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £387k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Stone & Crossways

Stone & Crossways

+71% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	24	£512k	£370k – £700k
Semi-detached	54	£464k	£255k – £518k
Terraced	93	£385k	£140k – £535k
Flat	75	£225k	£66k – £425k

Standard sales in Stone & Crossways. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

1sales on Murray Drive in the last two years

246sales in Stone & Crossways in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DA2 6FS

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Murray DriveTerraced	£410,000, Oct 2013	157 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Murray DriveTerraced	£325,000, Aug 2015	75 m²	Buyer's report →
2a, Murray DriveFlat	£315,000, Nov 2017	94 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Murray DriveTerraced	£350,000, May 2025	71 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Murray DriveTerraced	£249,950, Sept 2013	84 m²	Buyer's report →
4a, Murray DriveTerraced	£355,000, Aug 2022	75 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Murray DriveTerraced	£396,000, Apr 2021	75 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at DA2 6FS

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £350k. In Stone & Crossways.

1 to check4 clear£350k typical on Murray Drive

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: soluble rock (sinkholes) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025).

Note

Tree preservation order areaProtected trees can't be cut down or pruned without the council's consent.

Note

2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A282, 740 m awayAbout 132,850 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£350ktypical sale on Murray Drive, last 10 years

£4,301typical price per m² in Stone & Crossways

£3,350–£5,280per m² for homes at DA2 6FS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,301 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £387k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Stone & Crossways, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£172k	£149k	£1,070 a month	7.5%
2 beds	£308k	£280k	£1,400 a month	5.5%
3 beds	£366k	£335k	£1,630 a month	5.3%
4+ beds	£467k	£409k	£2,200 a month	5.7%
All homes	£337k	£294k	£1,490 a month	5.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places