Cracks on facade's render - subsidence?

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Hello,
I see there are a plenty of questions like these.

We moved to this property not long ago and there were a few cracks on the facade with this one mostly being very prominent. Could this be a subsidence since it's run as if it's stepped?

The inside of the property has cracks as well but none of them is more than 2mm. The area is not listed as one of subsidence.

I know I can hire structural engineer but I don't have £800 at the moment to spare.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.
 

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Not necessarily subsidence, but indicative of movement in the wall (or leaf of a cavity wall if not cracked internally) and not of more common thermal movement.
 
Not necessarily subsidence, but indicative of movement in the wall (or leaf of a cavity wall if not cracked internally) and not of more common thermal movement.
There are internal cracks but not on the 1st floor but ground floor. These cracks mostly appeared last two summers, and probably a factor was that the drain near that part of the house was leaking into the soil just like that for 12-15 months before I discovered it. I've stopped the leak but still wonder if what exactly caused it and if it will continue?

Thanks for your comment!
 
The cracking would need to be in the same place on the internal side of the wall for it to be a significant structural issue
 
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