Mill Hills Farm, Durham Road, Fir Tree, Crook, DL15 8DY

UPRN:10000806224Detached HouseBeds -Built before 1900

Tenure: -Council Tax: -EPC: F (35)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021

Mill Hills Farm, Durham Road, Fir Tree, Crook, DL15 8DY

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

6 days ago

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

17 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£419,000

£335k - £503kLow

Estimate

£419k

Range

£335k – £503k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£1,550

£1k - £2k

Monthly

£1,550

Yield

2.68%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Mill Hills Farm earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 58/100. Investment score 58/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is low. Walkability is limited (2/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry company ownershipHM Land Registry covenantsPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

58/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

58/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

16/ 100

Moderate

Walkability

2/ 100

Low

Transit & Bike

Transit 3Bike 20

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Why this could be an opportunity

Low confidence0 independent sourcesListing checked 2 Nov 2026

This rests largely on a single source. Treat the score as a prompt to investigate, not a conclusion.

Valuation edge0/15
claims [sold-comps -74.2%, £/sqft -74.0%] → measured edge +0.00pp of the ask; on later-registered sales an AVM discount carried no edge and a sold-evidence gap at most +0.5pp; AVM excluded (estimate confidence LOW below scoring floor)
estimate confidence LOW below scoring floor · snapshot 12 Oct 2026
- property_comparablessold-evidence family (implied value + £/sqft): 10 comps, dispersion 17.9%· as of 12 Oct 2026
Rental economics0/40
gross yield 2.7%; range width penalty ×0.81
- valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 1550/mo (range 1400-1700)· as of 12 Oct 2026· verify before relying on this
Stress margin0/30
stressed cash flow -1,923/mo, -124% of rent (6.75% on a 75% loan; no service charge or ground rent disclosed); fails the stress - earns nothing
- underwriting_assumptionscosts not disclosed by the advert· as of 2 Nov 2026
Seller motivationNot scored
context, not scored: 0 price cut(s), 79 days on market; homes with a cut sold 0.2-0.3pp further below the cut ask, which is not an edge
- portal_listingsprice_changes + first_published_date· as of 2 Nov 2026
Risk & liquidity9.2/15
263 sales/12mo in area; valuation range width 40%
- property_intelligencetransactions_12mo

4 of 4 components scored. Ranks on gross yield, the stress margin, risk and disclosed facts. A pricing claim earns only its measured edge: today 0 for the market estimate and at most +0.5pp for sold evidence. The score itself is not yet checked against the outcomes of homes it scored.

Economics

What happens to your money

Price sensitivity

£521,000£799,000

The same scorer re-run at hypothetical asking prices, holding rent, comps and listing history constant. Not a prediction of what the seller would accept.

Your assumptions

Purchase price£695,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£1,550/mo

Evidenced range £1,400-£1,700

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £234,550
Net cash flow: -£1,273/mo
Cash on cash: -6.5%
Score at this price: 9

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 0.66 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Evidence

Where every number comes from

property_comparablessold-evidence family (implied value + £/sqft): 10 comps, dispersion 17.9%Valuation edge · as of 12 Oct 2026
valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 1550/mo (range 1400-1700)Rental economics · as of 12 Oct 2026 · verify before relying on this
underwriting_assumptionscosts not disclosed by the advertStress margin · as of 2 Nov 2026
portal_listingsprice_changes + first_published_dateSeller motivation · as of 2 Nov 2026
property_intelligencetransactions_12moRisk & liquidity

Sold comparables in depth

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion
Rental economics needs verification before you rely on it
rent estimate 1550/mo (range 1400-1700)
Seller motivation could not be scored
context, not scored: 0 price cut(s), 79 days on market; homes with a cut sold 0.2-0.3pp further below the cut ask, which is not an edge

Property risk deep-dive →

Plan

Before you offer

1. Get two written rental appraisals from local lettings agents.
The rent estimate rests on area-level evidence, not lettings on this street.
2. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£419,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£1,550

Gross Yield2.68%

1y Growth-

3y Growth+7.6%

5y Growth+1.8%

10y Growth+2.2%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceLow
RadonModerate
MiningModerate
LandslideModerate
Air QualityLow
NoiseModerate

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0DL15 8DY

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

DM/26/02375/FPA
Demolition of existing agricultural building; Erection of proposed agricultural building.
Pending
DM/24/02927/PA56
Prior Approval (in relation to DM/24/02127/PNA) for Agricultural buildings to be utilised as a grain store; along with a general purpose agricultural building, to be used as undercover storage for machinery, temporary shelter for cattle and shelter for ewes during the spring lambing season.
Approved
SCR/24/00016
Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of a proposed variation of the existing permitted development under Section 73 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the Variation of conditions 1, 3, 6, 11 28, 29 and removal of conditions 8, 24, 25, 35, 36, 37, 56, 61 -72 of planning permission reference CMA/3/31 to allow variation to the phased working of the site, to remove the requirement to import waste for restoration and to remove the use of a conveyor and replace with additional dump truck movements
Conditions

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership79.4%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease Type-
Last Ownership Change-
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

1 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£29,718

Population Density-

Owner Occupied76%

Age Distribution

0-15 16%16-64 55%65+ 29%

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Schools Nearby

Tow Law Millennium Primary School
1.8 mi
Good
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law
2.3 mi
Area grades2025
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.
Wolsingham Primary School
2.5 mi
Report card2026
Ofsted no longer awards a single overall grade.
Hartside Primary Academy
2.8 mi
Good

4 of 15 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN