Detached

30 BRANTWOOD

CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL

£245,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Matfen Court	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.3 miles
Train station	Chester-le-Street	0.9 miles
Hospital	University Hospital of North Durham	4.5 miles
University	Stephenson College	6.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

81 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1991-1995

Last sold

£245,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,025/m²

Local average

£312,686 (40 sales)

Street crime

150 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 07/11/2025

Expiry date: 06/11/2035

Current heating cost: £996/year

Potential heating cost: £866/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,223

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£450 - £525)
Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	01/04/2026	£245,000	Detached	—	£246,151 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£245,000
listed	05/11/2025	£250,000
sold	01/01/2005	£197,500
sold	01/01/2003	£145,000
sold	01/01/2000	£90,000
sold	01/01/1995	£73,995

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£530,000	16/01/2026	Detached
32 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL	£525,000	05/12/2025	Detached
38 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL	£380,000	30/06/2023	Detached
4 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ	£365,000	31/03/2023	Detached
7 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ	£300,000	16/12/2022	Detached
63 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£455,000	02/12/2022	Detached
78 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£238,000	28/11/2022	Detached
45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£465,000	06/09/2022	Detached
6 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£245,000	25/08/2022	Detached
8 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£250,000	19/08/2022	Detached
5 MEADOW DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XA	£295,000	12/08/2022	Detached
24 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£320,000	29/07/2022	Detached
5 BIRCH VIEW, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XP	£340,000	23/06/2022	Detached
41 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ	£280,000	27/05/2022	Detached
43 NETHERTON CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3SP	£265,000	05/05/2022	Detached
74 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL	£236,500	13/04/2022	Detached
32 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£239,995	25/03/2022	Detached
43 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£259,995	04/02/2022	Detached
44 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£249,995	28/01/2022	Detached
4 GILL CROFT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XF	£338,000	29/10/2021	Detached

Area average: £328,874 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 32.2%

10y growth 41.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): County Durham. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 5.8%

5y (index) 18.6%

10y (index) 44.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for County Durham. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £581/mo

Realistic £645/mo

Optimistic £710/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → County Durham.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Durham: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Rental comparables are temporarily unavailable while listing-site fetches are paused. Try again later.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £80,625

Target investor price (1%) £64,500

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	49
Anti-social behaviour	34
Criminal damage and arson	24
Public order	17
Shoplifting	10
Other crime	5
Burglary	3
Other theft	3
Drugs	2
Vehicle crime	2
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	150

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Hermitage Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 19 May 2024
Bullion Lane Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 1 May 2024
Newker Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 19 Oct 2011
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 14 Oct 2021
Cestria Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 14 Jan 2020

FENSA

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# 30 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL

## Property details

- Slug: `189ebc6` (address key hash: `189ebc65e6d6a46c93805d4974fb53394b4c6b66`)
- Postcode: DH2 2UL
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 81 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £245,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,025/m²
- Local average: £312,686 (40 sales)
- Street crime: 150 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £245,000
- Date: 2026-04-01
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 06/11/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £996/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,223

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£450 - £525)
- G (£220 - £250)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9320-2993-1590-2305-6685)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-01 | £245,000 | Detached | — | £246,151 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-e50c-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £245,000 | 01/04/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169019342](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/65fc979)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £245,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-05 | £250,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £197,500 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £145,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £90,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £73,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £530,000 | 16/01/2026 | Detached |
| 32 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £525,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 38 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £380,000 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 4 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ | £365,000 | 31/03/2023 | Detached |
| 7 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ | £300,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 63 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £455,000 | 02/12/2022 | Detached |
| 78 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £238,000 | 28/11/2022 | Detached |
| 45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £465,000 | 06/09/2022 | Detached |
| 6 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £245,000 | 25/08/2022 | Detached |
| 8 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £250,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached |
| 5 MEADOW DRIVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XA | £295,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 24 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £320,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 5 BIRCH VIEW, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XP | £340,000 | 23/06/2022 | Detached |
| 41 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ | £280,000 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 43 NETHERTON CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3SP | £265,000 | 05/05/2022 | Detached |
| 74 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £236,500 | 13/04/2022 | Detached |
| 32 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £239,995 | 25/03/2022 | Detached |
| 43 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £259,995 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |
| 44 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £249,995 | 28/01/2022 | Detached |
| 4 GILL CROFT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XF | £338,000 | 29/10/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £328,874 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 32.2%
- **10y growth:** 41.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for County Durham; Detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (County Durham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £581/mo
- **Realistic:** £645/mo
- **Optimistic:** £710/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Durham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £80,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £64,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **150** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hermitage Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 19 May 2024 |
| Bullion Lane Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 1 May 2024 |
| Newker Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 19 Oct 2011 |
| Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 14 Oct 2021 |
| Cestria Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 14 Jan 2020 |