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Buying at DN6 8SH

Before you offer on a home at DN6 8SH: 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.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £230k. In Carcroft.

1 to check3 clear£230k typical on The Grange

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, compressible ground 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.
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
1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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 51 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?

£230ktypical sale on The Grange, last 10 years

£1,613typical price per m² in Carcroft

£1,330–£1,900per m² for homes at DN6 8SH sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,613 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £145k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Carcroft

Carcroft

+46% 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	38	£236k	£100k – £768k
Semi-detached	65	£151k	£60k – £325k
Terraced	42	£120k	£65k – £180k
Flat	2	£65k	£63k – £65k

Standard sales in Carcroft. 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 The Grange in the last two years

147sales in Carcroft in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DN6 8SH

Home	Last sold	Floor area
The GrangeDetached	£146,000, Nov 2008	–	Buyer's report →
1, The GrangeDetached	£235,000, Jan 2010	116 m²	Buyer's report →
3, The GrangeDetached	£145,000, Apr 2012	96 m²	Buyer's report →
4, The GrangeDetached	£112,995, May 1999	121 m²	Buyer's report →
5, The GrangeDetached	£79,995, May 1999	112 m²	Buyer's report →
6, The GrangeDetached	£114,995, Dec 1999	141 m²	Buyer's report →
7, The GrangeDetached	£92,950, May 1999	96 m²	Buyer's report →
8, The GrangeDetached	£230,000, Apr 2019	121 m²	Buyer's report →
9, The GrangeDetached	£99,995, Jun 1999	155 m²	Buyer's report →
10, The GrangeDetached	£139,950, May 2003

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Buying at DN6 8SH

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £230k. In Carcroft.

1 to check3 clear£230k typical on The Grange

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, compressible ground 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.

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

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

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 51 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?

£230ktypical sale on The Grange, last 10 years

£1,613typical price per m² in Carcroft

£1,330–£1,900per m² for homes at DN6 8SH sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,613 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £145k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Carcroft, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£72k	£490 a month	6.0%
2 beds	£160k	£114k	£660 a month	5.0%
3 beds	£138k	£117k	£700 a month	6.1%
4+ beds	£247k	£168k	£1,000 a month	4.9%
All homes	£147k	£118k	£650 a month	5.3%

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