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Buying at DA2 7DD

Before you offer on a home at DA2 7DD: 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 £390k. In Wilmington & Hawley.

1 to check4 clear£390k typical on Edwin Road

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.
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
Busy road: A2, 440 m awayAbout 104,401 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 53 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?

£390ktypical sale on Edwin Road, last 10 years

£4,826typical price per m² in Wilmington & Hawley

£3,440–£5,000per m² for homes at DA2 7DD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,826 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £434k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Wilmington & Hawley

Wilmington & Hawley

+35% 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	28	£670k	£292k – £1.98m
Semi-detached	65	£429k	£280k – £735k
Terraced	32	£375k	£273k – £470k
Flat	7	£290k	£225k – £445k

Standard sales in Wilmington & Hawley. 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 Edwin Road in the last two years

132sales in Wilmington & Hawley in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DA2 7DD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Edwin RoadTerraced	£425,000, Mar 2024	86 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Edwin RoadTerraced	£340,000, Jun 2017	87 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Edwin RoadTerraced	£365,000, Oct 2022	106 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Edwin RoadTerraced	£263,000, Nov 2015	71 m²	Buyer's report →
21, Edwin RoadTerraced	£245,000, Jun 2008	114 m²	Buyer's report →
27, Edwin RoadTerraced	£175,000, Aug 2013	71 m²	Buyer's report →
29, Edwin RoadSemi-detached	£310,000, Aug 2018	71 m²	Buyer's report →
33, Edwin RoadSemi-detached	£375,000, May 2025	82 m²	Buyer's report →
39, Edwin RoadTerraced	£330,000, Jun 2024	79 m²	Buyer's report →
41, Edwin RoadTerraced

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Buying at DA2 7DD

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £390k. In Wilmington & Hawley.

1 to check4 clear£390k typical on Edwin Road

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

Busy road: A2, 440 m awayAbout 104,401 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 53 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?

£390ktypical sale on Edwin Road, last 10 years

£4,826typical price per m² in Wilmington & Hawley

£3,440–£5,000per m² for homes at DA2 7DD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,826 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £434k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Wilmington & Hawley, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£179k	£156k	£1,090 a month	7.3%
2 beds	£368k	£316k	£1,510 a month	4.9%
3 beds	£456k	£418k	£1,790 a month	4.7%
4+ beds	£646k	£529k	£2,520 a month	4.7%
All homes	£456k	£391k	£1,690 a month	4.4%

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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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