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Buying at B42 1PD

Before you offer on a home at B42 1PD: 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.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £178k. In Perry Barr & South Hamstead.

1 to check3 clear£178k typical on Lymedene Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (CITY WIDE HMO).
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 53 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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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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Gigabit broadband100% 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?

£178ktypical sale on Lymedene Road, last 10 years

£2,717typical price per m² in Perry Barr & South Hamstead

£1,010–£2,620per m² for homes at B42 1PD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,717 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £245k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Perry Barr & South Hamstead

Perry Barr & South Hamstead

+74% 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	5	£350k	£235k – £410k
Semi-detached	83	£228k	£125k – £465k
Terraced	38	£210k	£15k – £400k
Flat	7	£85k	£50k – £215k

Standard sales in Perry Barr & South Hamstead. 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

0sales on Lymedene Road in the last two years

133sales in Perry Barr & South Hamstead in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at B42 1PD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
7, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£165,000, Apr 2021	164 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Lymedene RoadDetached	£350,000, May 2022	323 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£154,000, Jun 2006	80 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£150,000, Jul 2018	67 m²	Buyer's report →
19, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£59,000, Jul 1999	–	Buyer's report →
21, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£146,500, Oct 2006	74 m²	Buyer's report →
27, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£92,950, Jan 2003	–	Buyer's report →
29, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£178,000, Jul 2020	68 m²	Buyer's report →
31, Lymedene RoadSemi-detached	£134,950, Oct 2004	–	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 B42 1PD

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £178k. In Perry Barr & South Hamstead.

1 to check3 clear£178k typical on Lymedene Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 53 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£178ktypical sale on Lymedene Road, last 10 years

£2,717typical price per m² in Perry Barr & South Hamstead

£1,010–£2,620per m² for homes at B42 1PD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,717 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £245k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Perry Barr & South Hamstead, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£117k	£89k	£830 a month	8.5%
2 beds	£210k	£188k	£1,040 a month	5.9%
3 beds	£237k	£209k	£1,110 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£307k	£249k	£1,420 a month	5.6%
All homes	£232k	£204k	£1,080 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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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