# 11 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ

## Property details

- Slug: `78ecf10` (address key hash: `78ecf1040660372052ad66c4081aa9c143dad126`)
- Postcode: DH7 6FQ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 113 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £264,950 Oct 2022
- Price per m²: £2,345/m²
- Local average: £271,060 (40 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £264,950
- Date: 2022-10-28
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Current heating cost:** £298/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2490-0533-0032-0090-3023)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2022-10-28 | £264,950 | Detached | — | £278,551 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ffa361da-b3f3-8a03-e053-4804a8c01f61) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £264,950 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 10 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £244,950 | 31/08/2023 | Detached |
| 19 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £201,950 | 16/06/2023 | Detached |
| 12 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £214,950 | 30/05/2023 | Detached |
| 14 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £244,950 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 20 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £239,950 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 2 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £264,950 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 6 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £239,950 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 5 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £269,950 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 3 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £234,950 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 4 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £254,950 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 1 RICHARDSON CLOSE, SACRISTON, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH7 6FQ | £204,950 | 28/06/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £237,859 (11 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 26.2%
- **10y growth:** 30.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North East; Detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £698/mo
- **Realistic:** £776/mo
- **Optimistic:** £854/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Mount Pleasant, DH7 | £600/mo | 2 | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Plawsworth Road, DH7 | £600/mo | 2 | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Elliot Street, DH7 | £650/mo | 2 | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £617/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.23% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £75,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £60,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £600/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 36.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-528/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*