Before you offer on a home at NE26 2JG: 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 £325k. In Whitley Bay Promenade.
2 to check2 clear£325k typical on The Crescent
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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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB, rail 63 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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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, 660 m awayAbout 14,318 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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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
£2,586typical price per m² in Whitley Bay Promenade
£1,260–£2,420per m² for homes at NE26 2JG sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,586 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £233k. Homes at NE26 2JG have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Whitley Bay Promenade
Whitley Bay Promenade
+103% over ten years (2015 to 2025).
Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.
Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.
What homes cost and rent in Whitley Bay Promenade, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£125k
£93k
£640 a month
6.1%
2 beds
£166k
£137k
£750 a month
5.4%
3 beds
£354k
£298k
£1,090 a month
3.7%
4+ beds
£423k
£368k
£1,260 a month
3.6%
All homes
£372k
£276k
£1,060 a month
3.4%
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