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See what comparable sales say.
Comparable evidence
Where £250,000 sits against 6 real sales.
These are the sales the agent should be comparing to yours.
6 nearby sold comparables in DH1 average about £259,000 and sit roughly 0.4 miles from the listing.
Your suggested opening offer is £249,500 →
Asking price is lower than 4 of 6 comparable sales.
34, Old Dryburn Way, Durham, DH1 5SE
0.35 miles
0 bed · terraced
£232,000
sold Dec 25
£233,175
adjusted to today
£364/sqft est.
2, Magdalene Heights, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1UR
0.35 miles
0 bed · terraced
£270,000
sold Oct 25
£272,229
adjusted to today
£425/sqft est.
23, Dalton Crescent, Durham, DH1 4FB
0.35 miles
0 bed · terraced
£285,000
sold Nov 25
£286,806
adjusted to today
£448/sqft est.
| Address | Date | Dist. | Beds | Type | Sold | Adj. today | £/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34, Old Dryburn Way, Durham, DH1 5SE | Dec 25 | 0.35 miles | 0 | terraced | £232,000 | £233,175 | £364/sqft est. |
| 2, Magdalene Heights, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1UR | Oct 25 | 0.35 miles | 0 | terraced | £270,000 | £272,229 | £425/sqft est. |
| 23, Dalton Crescent, Durham, DH1 4FB | Nov 25 | 0.35 miles | 0 | terraced | £285,000 | £286,806 | £448/sqft est. |
Adjusted values reflect ONS House Price Index correction to March 2026. All data sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid records.
Your move
An opening offer the agent can’t dismiss.
Suggested opening offer
£249,500
A prompt offer close to asking may be the strongest strategy
And the line that lands it:
Hi, thanks for the viewing. I'd like to put in an offer of £249,500 today, subject to survey. Can you let me know if the vendor will accept?
Based on 6 comparable sales. The full offer letter is in your free report.
- Open at
- £249,500
- Expect to agree
- £249,500 – £254,000
- Walk away above
- £257,500
All three come from the same comparable evidence as the figures above. Above the walk-away price, no sale nearby supports what you would be paying.
Try a different offer
£249,500
Inside the range these homes sold for. 2 of 6 comparable sales went below this.
About £1,310 a month at this price, on a 25-year mortgage at 5% with a 10% deposit.
Six answers, ready.
Every one is built from the evidence above, so you can check it before you use it.
“The comparables you're using aren't really comparable.”
Name one. 34 Old Dryburn Way, Durham sold for £232,000 in December 2025, 0.35 miles away. That is a real transaction on the Land Registry, not an estimate. My offer of £249,500 is built from that sale and 5 others like it. If you have a sale that supports £250,000, I would genuinely like to see it.
“We've had a lot of interest in this one.”
Then an offer backed by recorded sold evidence should be an easy one to take to the vendor. Mine is £249,500, and I can move quickly.
“The vendor won't go below the asking price.”
That is the vendor's decision to make, and they should make it with the evidence in front of them. The comparable sales put this nearer £261,000. Please do put my offer to them.
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“Those sales are old — the market has moved since then.”
They have already been adjusted for that. Every comparable in my figure is inflation-corrected to today using the ONS House Price Index, so the movement you're describing is priced in. The gap that remains is pricing, not timing.
“This one's different — it's been improved throughout.”
Improvements are real and I am happy to pay for them, but they are the difference between two numbers, not a reason to abandon the evidence. Comparable sales put this nearer £261,000. Tell me what the improvements cost and we can talk about where between there and £250,000 this lands.
“We already have another offer close to asking.”
Then you should take it, and I will withdraw with no hard feelings. If it does not proceed, my offer of £249,500 stands, it is backed by evidence, and I am ready to move. Buyers who offer above the evidence are the ones whose surveys and mortgage valuations come back short.
Take this to the viewing.
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Your next move
Evidence done. Now make your offer impossible to ignore.
Step one · done
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The evidence puts this house at £261,000. You have the numbers the agent has — and a few they don’t.
Step two · now · 15 minutes
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The first thing the agent will ask is whether you’re proceedable. Answer before they ask.
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A household income of about £45,000 buys this house at £249,500, on a 10% deposit of £24,950. Estimated at 5× income; lenders vary.
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