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Buying at DA5 2EF

Before you offer on a home at DA5 2EF: 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.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £500k. In Joydens Wood.

2 to check3 clear£500k typical on Summerhouse 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.
Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 64 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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).
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
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?

£500ktypical sale on Summerhouse Drive, last 10 years

£5,060typical price per m² in Joydens Wood

£650–£5,960per m² for homes at DA5 2EF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,060 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £455k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Joydens Wood

Joydens Wood

+36% 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	42	£811k	£450k – £2.15m
Semi-detached	76	£500k	£377k – £750k
Terraced	38	£505k	£250k – £730k
Flat	8	£255k	£215k – £480k

Standard sales in Joydens Wood. 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

9sales on Summerhouse Drive in the last two years

164sales in Joydens Wood in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DA5 2EF

Home	Last sold	Floor area
69, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached	£154,500, Aug 2001	–	Buyer's report →
71, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached	£695,000, Jan 2023	125 m²	Buyer's report →
75, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached	£715,000, Jul 2023	120 m²	Buyer's report →
77, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached	£650,000, Aug 2025	126 m²	Buyer's report →
81, Summerhouse DriveDetached	£275,000, Oct 2020	422 m²	Buyer's report →
85, Summerhouse DriveDetached	£900,000, Sept 2021	245 m²	Buyer's report →
95, Summerhouse DriveDetached	£680,000, Sept 2020	127 m²	Buyer's report →
97, Summerhouse DriveDetached	£320,000, Jul 2004	–	Buyer's report →
99, Summerhouse DriveDetached	£295,000, Apr 2005	–	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 DA5 2EF

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £500k. In Joydens Wood.

2 to check3 clear£500k typical on Summerhouse 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.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 64 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

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).

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

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

Is the asking price fair?

£500ktypical sale on Summerhouse Drive, last 10 years

£5,060typical price per m² in Joydens Wood

£650–£5,960per m² for homes at DA5 2EF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,060 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £455k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Joydens Wood, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£179k	£156k	£1,090 a month	7.3%
2 beds	£428k	£383k	£1,660 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£486k	£432k	£2,000 a month	4.9%
4+ beds	£627k	£533k	£2,490 a month	4.8%
All homes	£502k	£434k	£1,760 a month	4.2%

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, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places