# 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 | — | £90,796 (to August 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 August 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 7%
- **10y growth (index):** 23.3%

## 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)) |