Before you offer on a home at DH8 0AX: 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.
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 67 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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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: 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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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: A694, 650 m awayAbout 4,491 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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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
£1,967typical price per m² in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
£980–£1,600per m² for homes at DH8 0AX sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,967 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £177k. Homes at DH8 0AX have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
+14% 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
77
£350k
£163k – £900k
Semi-detached
81
£175k
£58k – £470k
Terraced
74
£138k
£44k – £450k
Flat
10
£105k
£40k – £265k
Standard sales in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley. 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 Cutlers Avenue in the last two years
242sales in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley in the last two years
What homes cost and rent in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed *
£72k
£55k
£460 a month
7.7%
2 beds
£135k
£102k
£670 a month
6.0%
3 beds
£179k
£140k
£780 a month
5.2%
4+ beds
£372k
£284k
£1,140 a month
3.7%
All homes
£195k
£141k
£760 a month
4.7%
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