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Buying at BN1 5LP

Before you offer on a home at BN1 5LP: 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.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £698k. In Patcham West & Westdene.

2 to check4 clear£698k typical on Glen Rise

The checklist

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).
Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) 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
Busy road: A27, 320 m awayAbout 74,260 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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 43 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?

£698ktypical sale on Glen Rise, last 10 years

£4,992typical price per m² in Patcham West & Westdene

£2,160–£15,500per m² for homes at BN1 5LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,992 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £449k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Patcham West & Westdene

Patcham West & Westdene

+33% 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	72	£725k	£286k – £1.55m
Semi-detached	53	£600k	£325k – £955k
Terraced	6	£419k	£350k – £677k
Flat	53	£270k	£123k – £340k

Standard sales in Patcham West & Westdene. 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 Glen Rise in the last two years

184sales in Patcham West & Westdene in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BN1 5LP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Glen RiseDetached	£1,165,000, Mar 2025	175 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Glen RiseDetached	£633,000, Apr 2014	182 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Glen RiseDetached	£685,000, Mar 2025	125 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Glen RiseDetached	£450,000, Jul 2015	108 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Glen RiseDetached	£139,950, Apr 1998	–	Buyer's report →
16, Glen RiseOther	£575,000, Jun 2018	182 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Glen RiseDetached	£605,000, Mar 2015	148 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Glen RiseDetached	£570,000, Nov 2015	122 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Glen RiseDetached	£361,000, Aug 2002	–	Buyer's report →
26, Glen RiseDetached	£890,000, Feb 2021

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Buying at BN1 5LP

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £698k. In Patcham West & Westdene.

2 to check4 clear£698k typical on Glen Rise

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).

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) 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

Busy road: A27, 320 m awayAbout 74,260 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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 43 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?

£698ktypical sale on Glen Rise, last 10 years

£4,992typical price per m² in Patcham West & Westdene

£2,160–£15,500per m² for homes at BN1 5LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,992 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £449k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Patcham West & Westdene, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£201k	£137k	£1,110 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£286k	£260k	£1,390 a month	5.8%
3 beds	£591k	£497k	£1,920 a month	3.9%
4+ beds	£768k	£648k	£2,480 a month	3.9%
All homes	£578k	£328k	£2,020 a month	4.2%

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