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Buying at BL9 6SL

Before you offer on a home at BL9 6SL: 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 £215k. In Walmersley & Limefield.

1 to check1 clear£215k typical on Mather Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 11% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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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).
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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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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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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Bury borough HMO).
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: M66, 730 m awayAbout 66,909 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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?

£215ktypical sale on Mather Road, last 10 years

£2,652typical price per m² in Walmersley & Limefield

£1,620–£4,430per m² for homes at BL9 6SL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,652 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £239k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Walmersley & Limefield

Walmersley & Limefield

+85% 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	39	£374k	£245k – £645k
Semi-detached	122	£240k	£81k – £425k
Terraced	61	£188k	£86k – £340k
Flat	13	£127k	£100k – £247k

Standard sales in Walmersley & Limefield. 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

9sales on Mather Road in the last two years

235sales in Walmersley & Limefield in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BL9 6SL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
102, Mather RoadSemi-detached	£175,000, Sept 2015	108 m²	Buyer's report →
104, Mather RoadSemi-detached	£185,000, Nov 2013	108 m²	Buyer's report →
106, Mather RoadSemi-detached	£230,000, Dec 2018	94 m²	Buyer's report →
121, Mather RoadDetached	£310,000, Feb 2020	120 m²	Buyer's report →
123, Mather RoadDetached	£190,000, Nov 2013	110 m²	Buyer's report →
125, Mather RoadDetached	£276,000, Apr 2023	65 m²	Buyer's report →
127, Mather RoadDetached	£270,000, Jun 2025	61 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 BL9 6SL

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £215k. In Walmersley & Limefield.

1 to check1 clear£215k typical on Mather Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 11% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).

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

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

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: M66, 730 m awayAbout 66,909 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

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

Is the asking price fair?

£215ktypical sale on Mather Road, last 10 years

£2,652typical price per m² in Walmersley & Limefield

£1,620–£4,430per m² for homes at BL9 6SL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,652 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £239k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Walmersley & Limefield, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£111k	£97k	£690 a month	7.5%
2 beds	£184k	£131k	£880 a month	5.7%
3 beds	£223k	£189k	£1,020 a month	5.5%
4+ beds	£321k	£248k	£1,440 a month	5.4%
All homes	£223k	£182k	£930 a month	5.0%

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