Sold STC Semi-detached

20 NORTH LANE

SEAHOUSES, NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND NE68 7UQ

3 beds Listed 19 Jan 2011 (-5631d)

£210,000

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# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (NE68 7UQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 20 NORTH LANE, SEAHOUSES, NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND NE68 7UQ |
| Price | £210,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Last sold | £189,000 Apr 2011 |

## Description

The accommodation briefly comprises: entrance hallway, lounge/dining room with multi-fuel burner and French doors leading out to the rear garden, fitted kitchen/breakfast room including Rangemaster electric double oven with five ring hob, cloakroom/wc. To the first floor: two double bedrooms, third single bedroom, and family bathroom/wc. Externally to the front of the property there is a gravelled driveway for off street parking, as well as a lawned garden. To the rear there is an enclosed private lawned garden with patio area.

The pretty coastal village of North Sunderland is ideally placed for access to North Northumberland's Heritage coastline with its miles of unspoilt sandy beaches and dunes, as well as the Farne Islands Nature Reserve and its historic Castles. Local amenities are available close by within the village of Seahouses with a variety of shops, restaurants/hotels, public houses, Links Golf Course and Leisure Club. More centralised amenities are available to the south within the market town of Alnwick, which includes schooling for all ages.

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## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9288915
- **Address:** 20 North Lane, North Sunderland, NE68 7UQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/01/2013
- **Work Completed:** 14/12/2012
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #8197188
- **Address:** 20 North Lane, North Sunderland, NE68 7UQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 01/06/2011
- **Work Completed:** 17/05/2011
- **Items:** 1 window(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ | £189,000 | 08/04/2011 | Semi-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 6 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ | £180,000 | 03/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 201 MAIN STREET, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7TX | £310,000 | 26/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 17 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ | £535,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached |
| 5 SOUTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UJ | £275,000 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 SOUTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UJ | £240,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 4 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ | £340,000 | 03/02/2022 | Detached |
| 9 OSBORNE GARDENS, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UF | £245,500 | 10/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 163 MAIN STREET, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7TU | £426,700 | 26/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 28 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ | £227,000 | 30/07/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 7 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UG | £221,500 | 29/07/2021 | Semi-detached |
| SOUTHFIELD HOUSE, 143 MAIN STREET, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7TT | £479,000 | 23/06/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £320,500 (4 sales)
**Area average:** £313,957 (7 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £275,500 (5 Semi-detached, NE68, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -23.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £604/mo
- **Realistic:** £671/mo
- **Optimistic:** £738/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £529/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.32% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £83,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £67,100

*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.*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 83.1%
- **10y growth:** 42.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Northumberland; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 45.7%

## Flood risk

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

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Property details

Last sold

£189,000 Apr 2011

Local average

£275,500 (-23.8%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (17,962 of 33,755)

Street crime

7 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

An attractive and well presented, semi-detached family home, situated within this quiet residential street with open aspect views to the rear over open fields towards the sea and Bamburgh Castle. The property benefits from oil fired central heating to radiators, double glazing, driveway for off street parking, and gardens to both front and rear.

The accommodation briefly comprises: entrance hallway, lounge/dining room with multi-fuel burner and French doors leading out to the rear garden, fitted kitchen/breakfast room including Rangemaster electric double oven with five ring hob, cloakroom/wc. To the first floor: two double bedrooms, third single bedroom, and family bathroom/wc. Externally to the front of the property there is a gravelled driveway for off street parking, as well as a lawned garden. To the rear there is an enclosed private lawned garden with patio area.

The pretty coastal village of North Sunderland is ideally placed for access to North Northumberland's Heritage coastline with its miles of unspoilt sandy beaches and dunes, as well as the Farne Islands Nature Reserve and its historic Castles. Local amenities are available close by within the village of Seahouses with a variety of shops, restaurants/hotels, public houses, Links Golf Course and Leisure Club. More centralised amenities are available to the south within the market town of Alnwick, which includes schooling for all ages.

Listed by

Alnwick

D G Young Ltd

Reference: 28976554

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #9288915

Property Details

Street: 20 North Lane

Town: North Sunderland

Postcode: NE68 7UQ

Installation Details

Items: 1 door

Certificate Issued: 07/01/2013

Work Completed: 14/12/2012

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #8197188

Property Details

Street: 20 North Lane

Town: North Sunderland

Postcode: NE68 7UQ

Installation Details

Items: 1 window

Certificate Issued: 01/06/2011

Work Completed: 17/05/2011

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	08/04/2011 (15 years ago)	£189,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street 6 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ	£180,000	03/12/2025	Semi-detached
201 MAIN STREET, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7TX	£310,000	26/09/2025	Semi-detached
Same street 17 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ	£535,000	09/06/2023	Detached
5 SOUTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UJ	£275,000	20/12/2022	Semi-detached
7 SOUTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UJ	£240,000	24/10/2022	Semi-detached
Same street 4 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ	£340,000	03/02/2022	Detached
9 OSBORNE GARDENS, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UF	£245,500	10/01/2022	Semi-detached
163 MAIN STREET, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7TU	£426,700	26/11/2021	Semi-detached
Same street 28 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UQ	£227,000	30/07/2021	Semi-detached
7 NORTH LANE, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7UG	£221,500	29/07/2021	Semi-detached
SOUTHFIELD HOUSE, 143 MAIN STREET, NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE68 7TT	£479,000	23/06/2021	Semi-detached

Street average: £320,500 (4 sales)

Area average: £313,957 (7 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 83.1%

10y growth 42.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Northumberland. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 2.3%

5y (index) 23.9%

10y (index) 45.7%

Rental Range

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

Low £604/mo

Realistic £671/mo

Optimistic £738/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Northumberland.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Northumberland: £529/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Clean Sheets Laundry Services	0.0 miles
Bus stop	North Sunderland, Saint Paul's Church (opposite)	0.1 miles
Bus stop	North Sunderland, Saint Paul's Church (adjacent)	0.1 miles
Shop	The Rurks	0.4 miles
Train station	Chathill	3.3 miles
Hospital	Alnwick Infirmary	11.6 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	5
Public order	2
Total incidents	7

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Seahouses Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 6 Nov 2017
Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School	Primary	4.5 miles	Good — 22 Jan 2018

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.32%

Max investor price (0.8%) £83,875

Target investor price (1%) £67,100

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).