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Buying at NE25 8JS

Before you offer on a home at NE25 8JS: 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 £269k. In Monkseaton.

1 to check3 clear£269k typical on Maple Avenue

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).
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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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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.
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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: A191, 810 m awayAbout 30,399 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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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£269ktypical sale on Maple Avenue, last 10 years

£2,780typical price per m² in Monkseaton

£1,610–£2,770per m² for homes at NE25 8JS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,780 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £250k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Monkseaton

Monkseaton

+61% 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	6	£480k	£300k – £795k
Semi-detached	73	£313k	£180k – £1.25m
Terraced	72	£320k	£106k – £710k
Flat	56	£160k	£45k – £380k

Standard sales in Monkseaton. 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 Maple Avenue in the last two years

207sales in Monkseaton in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at NE25 8JS

Home	Last sold	Floor area
24, Maple AvenueSemi-detached	£281,000, Mar 2022	126 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Maple AvenueSemi-detached	£195,000, Oct 2007	–	Buyer's report →
27, Maple AvenueTerraced	£162,500, Jun 2018	92 m²	Buyer's report →
29, Maple AvenueTerraced	£112,000, Oct 2012	81 m²	Buyer's report →
30, Maple AvenueTerraced	£187,500, Aug 2010	110 m²	Buyer's report →
31, Maple AvenueTerraced	£98,000, May 2012	79 m²	Buyer's report →
32, Maple AvenueSemi-detached	£188,000, Nov 2010	–	Buyer's report →
34, Maple AvenueSemi-detached	£260,260, Mar 2022	94 m²	Buyer's report →
35, Maple AvenueTerraced	£143,000, Mar 2016	89 m²	Buyer's report →
36, Maple AvenueSemi-detached

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Buying at NE25 8JS

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £269k. In Monkseaton.

1 to check3 clear£269k typical on Maple Avenue

Before you make an offer

Check

Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).

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

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

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

Note

Busy road: A191, 810 m awayAbout 30,399 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 50 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?

£269ktypical sale on Maple Avenue, last 10 years

£2,780typical price per m² in Monkseaton

£1,610–£2,770per m² for homes at NE25 8JS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,780 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £250k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Monkseaton, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£74k	£57k	£520 a month	8.4%
2 beds	£176k	£142k	£770 a month	5.3%
3 beds	£303k	£252k	£1,020 a month	4.0%
4+ beds	£445k	£365k	£1,290 a month	3.5%
All homes	£305k	£223k	£980 a month	3.9%

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. 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