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Buying at DN5 9JB

Before you offer on a home at DN5 9JB: 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 £158k. In Scawthorpe.

2 to check3 clear£158k typical on Scotsman Drive

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% 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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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.
Note
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
Note
Busy road: A638, 750 m awayAbout 37,412 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 49 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?

£158ktypical sale on Scotsman Drive, last 10 years

£1,927typical price per m² in Scawthorpe

£360–£2,620per m² for homes at DN5 9JB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,927 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £173k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Scawthorpe

Scawthorpe

+72% 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	35	£235k	£170k – £825k
Semi-detached	118	£163k	£50k – £280k
Terraced	32	£160k	£100k – £190k
Flat	5	£115k	£45k – £123k

Standard sales in Scawthorpe. 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

10sales on Scotsman Drive in the last two years

190sales in Scawthorpe in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DN5 9JB

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Scotsman DriveDetached	£180,000, Nov 2008	–	Buyer's report →
2, Scotsman DriveSemi-detached	£215,000, Oct 2023	82 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Scotsman DriveSemi-detached	£197,000, Apr 2026	82 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Scotsman DriveSemi-detached	£195,000, Sept 2021	112 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Scotsman DriveSemi-detached	£185,000, Sept 2020	112 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Scotsman DriveSemi-detached	£140,000, May 2020	73 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Scotsman DriveTerraced	£121,000, Oct 2017	62 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Scotsman DriveTerraced	£106,000, Jan 2016	62 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Scotsman DriveTerraced	£175,000, Sept 2025	74 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Scotsman Drive

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Buying at DN5 9JB

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £158k. In Scawthorpe.

2 to check3 clear£158k typical on Scotsman Drive

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% 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).

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.

Note

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

Note

Busy road: A638, 750 m awayAbout 37,412 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 49 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?

£158ktypical sale on Scotsman Drive, last 10 years

£1,927typical price per m² in Scawthorpe

£360–£2,620per m² for homes at DN5 9JB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,927 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £173k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Scawthorpe, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£72k	£490 a month	6.0%
2 beds	£147k	£130k	£640 a month	5.2%
3 beds	£166k	£141k	£760 a month	5.5%
4+ beds	£214k	£165k	£950 a month	5.3%
All homes	£165k	£140k	£680 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