Flats/Maisonettes

38 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT

NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS

£90,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Dilston Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Mirror Mirror	0.3 miles
Train station	Durham	1.4 miles
Hospital	Sunderland Primary care Trust	10.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

53 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£90,000 Jul 2026

Price per m²

£1,698/m²

Local average

£158,364 (19 sales)

Street crime

76 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/07/2020

Expiry date: 09/07/2030

Current heating cost: £418/year

Potential heating cost: £332/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £1,400

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	24/07/2026	£90,000	Flat	—	£90,000 to July 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
listed	24/01/2026	£90,000
sold	01/01/2026	£90,000
sold	01/01/2002	£49,000
sold	01/01/2000	£35,500
sold	01/01/1996	£30,000

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
105 CARR HOUSE DRIVE, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XW	£84,000	07/12/2023	Flat
111 CARR HOUSE DRIVE, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XW	£86,000	26/08/2022	Flat
46 BLANCHLAND AVENUE, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XP	£85,000	19/08/2022	Flat
122 CANTERBURY ROAD, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5QZ	£164,950	19/08/2022	Flat
76 LINDISFARNE ROAD, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5YQ	£87,000	05/08/2022	Flat
28 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS	£70,500	30/06/2022	Flat
31 HALTON ROAD, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5YJ	£89,000	04/04/2022	Flat
7 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XJ	£90,000	07/01/2022	Flat
18 STAINDROP ROAD, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XS	£87,500	15/12/2021	Flat
42 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS	£82,000	03/12/2021	Flat
6 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS	£82,000	19/11/2021	Flat

Area average: £91,632 (11 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 -19.4%

10y growth -17.4%

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

1y (index) 0.6%

5y (index) 6%

10y (index) 24.1%

Company ownership

Registered legal owner is a company.

Company-owned (UK company)

Company: CHIME PROPERTIES LIMITED (05746957)

Rental Range

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

Low £588/mo

Realistic £653/mo

Optimistic £718/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → County Durham.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Newton Hall, DH1	£650/mo	2	0.15 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Middleham Road, DH1	£850/mo	2	0.36 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Frankland Road, DH1	£850/mo	2	0.65 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £783/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.94%

Max investor price (0.8%) £106,250

Target investor price (1%) £85,000

Gross yield 11.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 8.8×

Monthly cashflow £386/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 17.7%

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).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

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

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	29
Anti-social behaviour	16
Shoplifting	12
Public order	5
Criminal damage and arson	3
Vehicle crime	3
Other crime	2
Other theft	2
Theft from the person	2
Burglary	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	76

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 6 Dec 2012
Finchale Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 3 Feb 2015
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 18 Jan 2022
Framwellgate School Durham	Secondary	0.7 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 38 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS

## Property details

- Slug: `7d3495e` (address key hash: `7d3495eac406d6a7a27d49d49d48c13c54f614e3`)
- Postcode: DH1 5SS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 53 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £90,000 Jul 2026
- Price per m²: £1,698/m²
- Local average: £158,364 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 76 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £90,000
- Date: 2026-07-24
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/07/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £418/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £1,400

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- G (£350 - £450)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0858-2850-6231-2090-4755)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-07-24 | £90,000 | Flat | — | £90,000 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5a7b802c-8537-1886-e063-4704a8c021ae) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS | £90,000 | 24/07/2026 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [171409655](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/fb4c061)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-24 | £90,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £90,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £49,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £35,500 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £30,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 105 CARR HOUSE DRIVE, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XW | £84,000 | 07/12/2023 | Flat |
| 111 CARR HOUSE DRIVE, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XW | £86,000 | 26/08/2022 | Flat |
| 46 BLANCHLAND AVENUE, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XP | £85,000 | 19/08/2022 | Flat |
| 122 CANTERBURY ROAD, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5QZ | £164,950 | 19/08/2022 | Flat |
| 76 LINDISFARNE ROAD, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5YQ | £87,000 | 05/08/2022 | Flat |
| 28 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS | £70,500 | 30/06/2022 | Flat |
| 31 HALTON ROAD, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5YJ | £89,000 | 04/04/2022 | Flat |
| 7 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XJ | £90,000 | 07/01/2022 | Flat |
| 18 STAINDROP ROAD, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5XS | £87,500 | 15/12/2021 | Flat |
| 42 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS | £82,000 | 03/12/2021 | Flat |
| 6 HAMSTERLEY CRESCENT, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM, DH1 5SS | £82,000 | 19/11/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £91,632 (11 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -19.4%
- **10y growth:** -17.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for County Durham; Flats and maisonettes series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 6%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £588/mo
- **Realistic:** £653/mo
- **Optimistic:** £718/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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Newton Hall, DH1 | £650/mo | 2 | 0.15 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Middleham Road, DH1 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.36 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Frankland Road, DH1 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £783/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.94% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*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 £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 11.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £386/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 17.7%

*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).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **76** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Durham Newton Hall Infants' School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2012 |
| Finchale Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 3 Feb 2015 |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2022 |
| Framwellgate School Durham | Secondary | 0.7 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |