Home Buyers Survey Doncaster

Many houses in Doncaster were built in the early 1950's. In the early 1980's defects in design and construction were discovered in a number of non-traditional houses designed and built before 1960.

There are 800 listed buildings in Doncaster. These are all in smaller built-up areas in rural locations such as Bentley, Armthorpe and Sprotbrough. Conisbrough Castle is one of the famous buildings in Doncaster. 

It is a medieval fortification in South Yorkshire and the castle was initially built in the 11th century by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

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Underneath Doncaster lies a huge natural resource by way of deep seam coal.  Doncaster’s borough expanded dramatically in population with the development of coal mining, however the vast majority of these mines closed in the 1970s, and the early 1980s.  If you are concerned that a property you are looking to buy is affected by mining, you should consider getting a mining report.	A few properties in Doncaster have been affected by subsidence particularly brought on by previous mining works.  This occurs when the earth beneath or near a property's foundations has been weakened or hollowed out by the mining works.  If you are concerned that a property you are looking to buy is affected by subsidence, you should consider getting an environmental search, which can be a very first and useful step in finding out if a property you're interested in buying is afflicted in this way.	There has previous been flooding to homes built near or around the River Don.   If you are concerned that a property you are looking to buy is going to be affected by flooding, you should consider getting a Flood Risk Report.

Yorkshire is the largest county in the United Kingdom and it is made up of large subdivisions; North Yorshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire; which administer their own parts of it although the whole is still recognised as a cultural region and geographical territory.

The largest city is Leeds although there are several large-sized cities in the county, such as Sheffield, Huddersfield and Hull and it also contains York, a very beautiful walled city. It is bordered by the counties of Durham, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire and Westmorland.

Yorkshire boasts some wonderful natural areas such as the North York Moors and the Dales National Parks. The Howardian Hills and Nidderdale have been designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club plays at Headingley in Leeds and there are a number of prominent football clubs in the county such as Leeds United, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough.

Every Easter Monday, the World Coal Carrying Championship is carried out at Gawthorpe - competitors have to carry a 50kg sack of coal for around 3/4 of a mile!

We have local RICS surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Doncaster. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Doncaster