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Buying at DN5 0AX

Before you offer on a home at DN5 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.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £72k. In Bentley & Toll Bar.

2 to check1 clear£72k typical on Church Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderate, compressible ground significant, running sand 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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Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 100% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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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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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A19, 370 m awayAbout 15,907 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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?

£72ktypical sale on Church Street, last 10 years

£1,335typical price per m² in Bentley & Toll Bar

£820–£2,400per m² for homes at DN5 0AX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,335 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £120k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Bentley & Toll Bar

Bentley & Toll Bar

+34% 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	12	£260k	£162k – £290k
Semi-detached	54	£150k	£63k – £260k
Terraced	73	£104k	£55k – £235k
Flat	3	£75k	£70k – £75k

Standard sales in Bentley & Toll Bar. 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

6sales on Church Street in the last two years

142sales in Bentley & Toll Bar in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DN5 0AX

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Church StreetSemi-detached	£81,000, Sept 2014	111 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Church StreetSemi-detached	£90,000, Mar 2007	114 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Church StreetFlat	£82,000, Dec 2007	59 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Church StreetFlat	£87,500, Jan 2023	63 m²	Buyer's report →
13, Church StreetFlat	£55,531, Jan 2023	68 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Church StreetDetached	£25,500, Oct 1999	55 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Church StreetTerraced	£110,000, Oct 2020	110 m²	Buyer's report →
29, Church StreetTerraced	£86,000, Jan 2007	84 m²	Buyer's report →
31, Church StreetTerraced	£31,000, Jun 1999	471 m²	Buyer's report →
33, Church StreetTerraced

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Buying at DN5 0AX

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £72k. In Bentley & Toll Bar.

2 to check1 clear£72k typical on Church Street

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderate, compressible ground significant, running sand 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.

Check

Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 100% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).

Note

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

Note

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A19, 370 m awayAbout 15,907 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

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

Is the asking price fair?

£72ktypical sale on Church Street, last 10 years

£1,335typical price per m² in Bentley & Toll Bar

£820–£2,400per m² for homes at DN5 0AX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,335 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £120k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Bentley & Toll Bar, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£72k	£490 a month	6.0%
2 beds	£95k	£77k	£530 a month	6.7%
3 beds	£127k	£103k	£680 a month	6.4%
4+ beds	£219k	£179k	£950 a month	5.2%
All homes	£120k	£94k	£600 a month	6.0%

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