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Buying at B14 5AL

Before you offer on a home at B14 5AL: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £230k. In Brandwood End.

5 clear£230k typical on Broad Lane

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (CITY WIDE HMO).
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Busy road: A435, 310 m awayAbout 16,953 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 49 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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Gigabit broadband96% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£230ktypical sale on Broad Lane, last 10 years

£2,709typical price per m² in Brandwood End

£1,980–£3,180per m² for homes at B14 5AL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,709 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £244k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Brandwood End

Brandwood End

+72% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	8	£415k	£350k – £535k
Semi-detached	90	£280k	£80k – £433k
Terraced	52	£248k	£55k – £338k
Flat	43	£145k	£61k – £176k

Standard sales in Brandwood End. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

6sales on Broad Lane in the last two years

193sales in Brandwood End in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at B14 5AL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
7, Broad LaneSemi-detached	£101,000, Sept 2001	136 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Broad LaneDetached	£370,000, Feb 2020	122 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Broad LaneDetached	£378,000, Nov 2018	119 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Broad LaneDetached	£225,000, Oct 2010	111 m²	Buyer's report →
19, Broad LaneSemi-detached	£233,000, Dec 2008	161 m²	Buyer's report →
21, Broad LaneDetached	£297,000, Feb 2014	120 m²	Buyer's report →
23, Broad LaneDetached	£281,500, May 2008	–	Buyer's report →
31, Broad LaneSemi-detached	£56,000, Jul 1999	–	Buyer's report →
39, Broad LaneFlat	£119,000, Aug 2024	60 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at B14 5AL

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £230k. In Brandwood End.

5 clear£230k typical on Broad Lane

Before you make an offer

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (CITY WIDE HMO).

Note

Busy road: A435, 310 m awayAbout 16,953 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 49 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband96% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£230ktypical sale on Broad Lane, last 10 years

£2,709typical price per m² in Brandwood End

£1,980–£3,180per m² for homes at B14 5AL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,709 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £244k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Brandwood End, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£122k	£105k	£840 a month	8.3%
2 beds	£150k	£138k	£900 a month	7.2%
3 beds	£268k	£236k	£1,170 a month	5.2%
4+ beds	£328k	£297k	£1,450 a month	5.3%
All homes	£234k	£152k	£1,090 a month	5.6%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places