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Buying at NE23 2GD

Before you offer on a home at NE23 2GD: 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 £87k. In Cramlington Town & Beaconhill.

1 to check2 clear£87k typical on Drybeck Walk

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 65 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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) 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: A189, 900 m awayAbout 40,569 vehicles a day in 2024 (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
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?

£87ktypical sale on Drybeck Walk, last 10 years

£2,619typical price per m² in Cramlington Town & Beaconhill

£2,180–£2,440per m² for homes at NE23 2GD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,619 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £236k. Homes at NE23 2GD have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Cramlington Town & Beaconhill

Cramlington Town & Beaconhill

+80% 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	125	£325k	£92k – £635k
Semi-detached	102	£200k	£55k – £315k
Terraced	110	£174k	£53k – £500k
Flat	15	£87k	£45k – £320k

Standard sales in Cramlington Town & Beaconhill. 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

1sales on Drybeck Walk in the last two years

352sales in Cramlington Town & Beaconhill in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at NE23 2GD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Drybeck WalkTerraced	£79,000, Aug 2007	34 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Drybeck WalkTerraced	£82,500, Nov 2007	–	Buyer's report →
4, Drybeck WalkFlat	£27,500, Nov 1999	43 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Drybeck WalkTerraced	£87,000, Mar 2025	40 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Drybeck WalkTerraced	£73,500, Dec 2005	41 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Drybeck WalkTerraced	£110,000, Jul 2024	45 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Drybeck WalkTerraced	£27,000, Apr 2000	38 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at NE23 2GD

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £87k. In Cramlington Town & Beaconhill.

1 to check2 clear£87k typical on Drybeck Walk

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 65 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

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) 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: A189, 900 m awayAbout 40,569 vehicles a day in 2024 (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

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

Is the asking price fair?

£87ktypical sale on Drybeck Walk, last 10 years

£2,619typical price per m² in Cramlington Town & Beaconhill

£2,180–£2,440per m² for homes at NE23 2GD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,619 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £236k. Homes at NE23 2GD have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Cramlington Town & Beaconhill, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£57k	£34k	£380 a month	8.0%
2 beds	£126k	£100k	£600 a month	5.7%
3 beds	£150k	£124k	£700 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£246k	£190k	£940 a month	4.6%
All homes	£147k	£114k	£610 a month	5.0%

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. 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