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Buying at BD3 8HT

Before you offer on a home at BD3 8HT: 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 £130k. In Thornbury.

3 clear£130k typical on Leeds Old Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Note
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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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.
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Busy road: A6177, 960 m awayAbout 18,509 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£130ktypical sale on Leeds Old Road, last 10 years

£1,212typical price per m² in Thornbury

£1,100–£1,350per m² for homes at BD3 8HT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,212 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £109k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Thornbury

Thornbury

+70% 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
Semi-detached	22	£151k	£90k – £300k
Terraced	38	£133k	£58k – £220k

Standard sales in Thornbury. 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

3sales on Leeds Old Road in the last two years

60sales in Thornbury in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BD3 8HT

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Leeds Old RoadSemi-detached	£108,000, Jul 2018	85 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Leeds Old RoadSemi-detached	£145,000, Mar 2017	132 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Leeds Old RoadSemi-detached	£130,000, Jun 2026	96 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Leeds Old RoadSemi-detached	£122,500, Nov 2009	84 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Leeds Old RoadSemi-detached	£49,000, Sept 2001	–	Buyer's report →
18, Leeds Old RoadSemi-detached	£130,000, Jun 2021	102 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Leeds Old RoadSemi-detached	£30,000, Mar 2003	41 m²	Buyer's report →
20a, Leeds Old RoadFlat	£28,000, Dec 1999	55 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 BD3 8HT

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £130k. In Thornbury.

3 clear£130k typical on Leeds Old Road

Before you make an offer

Note

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

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.

Note

Busy road: A6177, 960 m awayAbout 18,509 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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 52 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?

£130ktypical sale on Leeds Old Road, last 10 years

£1,212typical price per m² in Thornbury

£1,100–£1,350per m² for homes at BD3 8HT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,212 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £109k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Thornbury, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£92k	£69k	£550 a month	7.2%
2 beds	£122k	£99k	£630 a month	6.2%
3 beds	£138k	£119k	£700 a month	6.1%
4+ beds	£151k	£129k	£820 a month	6.5%
All homes	£138k	£116k	£660 a month	5.7%

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