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Buying at BD9 5LU

Before you offer on a home at BD9 5LU: 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 £170k. In Toller Lane & Infirmary.

1 to check2 clear£170k typical on Duchy Drive

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: landslides significantBGS 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
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
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: C, 610 m awayAbout 9,830 vehicles a day in 2017 (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
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?

£170ktypical sale on Duchy Drive, last 10 years

£1,173typical price per m² in Toller Lane & Infirmary

£1,380–£1,610per m² for homes at BD9 5LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,173 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £106k. Homes at BD9 5LU have sold 18–37% above it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Toller Lane & Infirmary

Toller Lane & Infirmary

+23% 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	£250k	£143k – £580k
Semi-detached	7	£228k	£98k – £270k
Terraced	38	£128k	£60k – £240k
Flat	7	£55k	£36k – £110k

Standard sales in Toller Lane & Infirmary. 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

2sales on Duchy Drive in the last two years

57sales in Toller Lane & Infirmary in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BD9 5LU

Home	Last sold	Floor area
83, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£68,000, Jul 1998	341 m²	Buyer's report →
87, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£59,000, Jul 1999	182 m²	Buyer's report →
89, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£143,500, Mar 2013	152 m²	Buyer's report →
91, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£130,000, Nov 2010	98 m²	Buyer's report →
93, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£48,000, Dec 1996	–	Buyer's report →
95, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£195,000, Aug 2006	–	Buyer's report →
97, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£52,500, Sept 1995	–	Buyer's report →
99, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£132,000, Jul 2017	82 m²	Buyer's report →
101, Duchy DriveSemi-detached	£216,000, Jul 2018	156 m²	Buyer's report →
103, Duchy DriveTerraced

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Buying at BD9 5LU

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £170k. In Toller Lane & Infirmary.

1 to check2 clear£170k typical on Duchy Drive

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: landslides significantBGS 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

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

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: C, 610 m awayAbout 9,830 vehicles a day in 2017 (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

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

Is the asking price fair?

£170ktypical sale on Duchy Drive, last 10 years

£1,173typical price per m² in Toller Lane & Infirmary

£1,380–£1,610per m² for homes at BD9 5LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,173 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £106k. Homes at BD9 5LU have sold 18–37% above it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Toller Lane & Infirmary, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£49k	£44k	£420 a month	10.3%
2 beds	£95k	£82k	£570 a month	7.2%
3 beds	£146k	£117k	£720 a month	5.9%
4+ beds	£152k	£121k	£820 a month	6.5%
All homes	£132k	£102k	£650 a month	5.9%

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