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Buying at BB7 3LE

Before you offer on a home at BB7 3LE: 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 £309k. In Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn.

4 clear£309k typical on Edisford Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Note
Radon: up to 3–5% 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
Ground: landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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 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?

£309ktypical sale on Edisford Road, last 10 years

£3,153typical price per m² in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn

£3,570–£4,610per m² for homes at BB7 3LE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,153 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £284k. Homes at BB7 3LE have sold 13–46% above it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn

Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn

+48% 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	69	£647k	£170k – £1.53m
Semi-detached	24	£395k	£190k – £650k
Terraced	46	£316k	£150k – £622k
Flat	1	£120k	£120k – £120k

Standard sales in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn. 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 Edisford Road in the last two years

140sales in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BB7 3LE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Beckside, Edisford RoadDetached	£400,000, Feb 2006	–	Buyer's report →
Fairhaven, Edisford RoadOther	£350,000, Jul 2021	98 m²	Buyer's report →
Fernlea, Edisford RoadDetached	£720,000, Jul 2023	–	Buyer's report →
Pendle View, Edisford RoadDetached	£308,000, Apr 2008	–	Buyer's report →
The Chestnuts, Edisford RoadDetached	£230,000, Aug 2012	88 m²	Buyer's report →
Waddow Rise, Edisford RoadDetached	£595,000, Jun 2022	129 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 BB7 3LE

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £309k. In Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn.

4 clear£309k typical on Edisford Road

Before you make an offer

Note

Radon: up to 3–5% 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

Ground: landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

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

Is the asking price fair?

£309ktypical sale on Edisford Road, last 10 years

£3,153typical price per m² in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn

£3,570–£4,610per m² for homes at BB7 3LE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,153 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £284k. Homes at BB7 3LE have sold 13–46% above it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£126k	£114k	£610 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£249k	£190k	£890 a month	4.3%
3 beds	£332k	£266k	£1,080 a month	3.9%
4+ beds	£612k	£434k	£1,620 a month	3.2%
All homes	£385k	£292k	£960 a month	3.0%

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