Lynswood, Sleetburn Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8LQ

HP Score
- Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate
Verdict
Derived from HomePortfolio scores
Lynswood earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 68/100. Investment score 67/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is low. Walkability is limited (51/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.
Valuation & Market
Risk Overview
- Flood RiskUnknown
- SubsidenceLow
- RadonLow
- MiningUnknown
- LandslideModerate
- Air QualityLow
- NoiseLow
Planning Activity
- PendingDM/26/02687/CEUUse of the site as a composite use for the purposes of agriculture, forestry, and land-based operations; a vegetable box scheme, craft and education courses, together with the construction and residential occupation of dwellings (use class C3) and other residential structures available to, and occupied by, persons by reason of and for so long as they are engaged in that use together with their families; such structures being identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in green comprising: Houses 1, 2 and 3, the Yurt, the Well, and the Geodome, together with the use of further structures, identified on the annexed plan and schedule and marked thereon in yellow comprising: the Tunnel, the two Caravans, the Field Shelter, the Hen House, the Compost Toilet, the two Timber Stores, the Tool Shed, and the Summerhouse, being either incidental or ancillary to the said use where stated and including the accommodation on a transient basis of volunteers and visitors engaged in or assisting with that use, but excluding any use of the structures numbered [014] Tool Shed and [015] Summerhouse otherwise than as operational development by s171B(1), such composite use, taken as a whole, not falling within any use class specified in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and being accordingly a sui generis use and Operational Development: The erection of the operational development identified in the Buildings Schedule hereto and marked thereon [1] to [15] at their respective locations on the plan.
- PendingDM/26/02449/PIPPermission in principle for a minimum and maximum of 5no residential dwellings
- PendingDM/26/02301/PIPConversion of former agricultural storage building to 1no residential dwelling.
Ownership
- Corporate Ownership79.8%
- Overseas OwnershipNo
- Lease Term Remaining-
- CovenantsRestrictive
- Lease TypeFreehold
- Last Ownership Change-
- SourceLand Registry
Connectivity
Area Profile
Schools Nearby
- Langley Moor Nursery School0.2 miOutstandingConcerns
- Langley Moor Primary School0.3 miReport card2026
Ofsted no longer awards a single overall grade.
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor0.5 miArea grades2025
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.
- Brandon Primary Academy0.9 miArea grades2024
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.
1 of 12 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.
Comparables
- Oldhall Farm Sleetburn Lane-£550k-
- Boyne Colliery House Sleetburn Lane-£200k-
- Bluebell Wood Sleetburn Lane-£740k-
- Langfield House Sleetburn Lane-£200k-