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Buying at DH4 6TP

Before you offer on a home at DH4 6TP: 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.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £242k. In Great Lumley & Bournmoor.

3 clear£242k typical on Norham Court

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS 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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Busy road: A1(M), 560 m awayAbout 69,398 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 45 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£242ktypical sale on Norham Court, last 10 years

£2,224typical price per m² in Great Lumley & Bournmoor

£1,550–£2,370per m² for homes at DH4 6TP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,224 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £200k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Great Lumley & Bournmoor

Great Lumley & Bournmoor

+60% 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	53	£308k	£43k – £1.40m
Semi-detached	70	£190k	£100k – £599k
Terraced	48	£130k	£40k – £540k
Flat	6	£80k	£50k – £255k

Standard sales in Great Lumley & Bournmoor. 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

0sales on Norham Court in the last two years

177sales in Great Lumley & Bournmoor in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DH4 6TP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Norham CourtDetached	£114,500, Sept 2000	–	Buyer's report →
2, Norham CourtDetached	£127,500, Feb 2003	–	Buyer's report →
3, Norham CourtDetached	£330,000, Dec 2023	140 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Norham CourtSemi-detached	£185,000, Dec 2022	78 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Norham CourtSemi-detached	£146,000, Jun 2016	82 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Norham CourtDetached	£275,000, Jun 2010	178 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Norham CourtDetached	£215,000, May 2005	–	Buyer's report →
8, Norham CourtDetached	£125,995, Aug 2000	–	Buyer's report →
9, Norham CourtDetached	£195,000, Nov 2023	84 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Norham CourtDetached	£260,000, Apr 2018

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Buying at DH4 6TP

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £242k. In Great Lumley & Bournmoor.

3 clear£242k typical on Norham Court

Before you make an offer

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

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS 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

Busy road: A1(M), 560 m awayAbout 69,398 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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 45 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?

£242ktypical sale on Norham Court, last 10 years

£2,224typical price per m² in Great Lumley & Bournmoor

£1,550–£2,370per m² for homes at DH4 6TP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,224 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £200k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Great Lumley & Bournmoor, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£72k	£55k	£460 a month	7.7%
2 beds	£136k	£91k	£670 a month	5.9%
3 beds	£173k	£133k	£770 a month	5.3%
4+ beds	£325k	£247k	£1,070 a month	4.0%
All homes	£181k	£135k	£740 a month	4.9%

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