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32 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YB

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold62 m² · EPC
Last sale£55,000Dec 2022 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Gateshead flat prices£55,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Coal development high-risk areaInside mapped area
EnergyEPC COct 2022
123MapN ↑110 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

1Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

2Leasehold: Lease documents needed

The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.

Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.

HM Land Registry · Dec 2022

3Uninsulated solid walls: EPC C

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Oct 2022

+ Flood risk very low · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Gateshead flat prices

£55,000

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This home’s sale history

SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Dec 2022£55,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdCategory B: additional transaction

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
25 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBMar 2026£122,000Other propertyFreehold
23 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBJul 2025£116,000Flat / maisonetteFreehold
18 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBAug 2023£65,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
32 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBDec 2022£55,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
35 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBSep 2021£82,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
28 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBSep 2017£54,500Other propertyLeasehold
31 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBMay 2014£32,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
29 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBApr 2014£52,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
29 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBJul 2008£75,000Flat / maisonetteFreehold
35 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBSep 2007£80,000Flat / maisonetteFreehold
49 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBNov 2006£67,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
49 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBSep 2005£64,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
50 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBApr 2005£44,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
49 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBMar 2005£49,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
35 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBMar 2005£52,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
50 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBJun 2004£42,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
49 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBJan 2004£37,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
29 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBNov 2003£48,300Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
29 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBJul 2003£28,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
35 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBJun 2003£32,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBDec 2000£12,300TerracedLeasehold
29 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBOct 1999£13,100Flat / maisonetteFreehold
35 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBSep 1996£28,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
35 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBMar 1996£13,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
29 Bensham Crescent, Gateshead, NE8 2YBJun 1995£18,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

+ Flood risk very low · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

Uninsulated solid walls: EPC C

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Oct 2022

Floor area
62 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: before 1900
Walls (certificate wording)
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
(another dwelling above)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Oct 2022

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 79.6%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 1 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 154

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Lease documents

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Uninsulated solid walls: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Coal development high-risk area: Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
  • Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences

Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

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