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Buying at BS3 2PR

Before you offer on a home at BS3 2PR: 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 £316k. In Ashton.

3 clear£316k typical on Ashton Drive

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).
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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: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, 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: A370, 900 m awayAbout 40,208 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 48 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?

£316ktypical sale on Ashton Drive, last 10 years

£4,574typical price per m² in Ashton

£2,790–£4,690per m² for homes at BS3 2PR sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,574 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £412k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Ashton

Ashton

+77% 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	4	£520k	£415k – £525k
Semi-detached	39	£499k	£335k – £685k
Terraced	183	£441k	£95k – £618k
Flat	28	£246k	£197k – £429k

Standard sales in Ashton. 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

16sales on Ashton Drive in the last two years

254sales in Ashton in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BS3 2PR

Home	Last sold	Floor area
57, Ashton DriveDetached	£185,000, Jul 2021	58 m²	Buyer's report →
63, Ashton DriveSemi-detached	£266,500, Mar 2018	78 m²	Buyer's report →
63a, Ashton DriveDetached	£210,000, Apr 2008	–	Buyer's report →
67, Ashton DriveTerraced	£460,000, Dec 2025	98 m²	Buyer's report →
69, Ashton DriveTerraced	£186,500, Oct 2004	91 m²	Buyer's report →
73, Ashton DriveTerraced	£250,000, Jul 2018	81 m²	Buyer's report →
77, Ashton DriveTerraced	£415,000, Feb 2024	101 m²	Buyer's report →
79, Ashton DriveTerraced	£367,500, Aug 2018	97 m²	Buyer's report →
81, Ashton DriveTerraced	£262,000, Feb 2020	94 m²	Buyer's report →
85, Ashton DriveTerraced

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Buying at BS3 2PR

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £316k. In Ashton.

3 clear£316k typical on Ashton Drive

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

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

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, 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: A370, 900 m awayAbout 40,208 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 48 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?

£316ktypical sale on Ashton Drive, last 10 years

£4,574typical price per m² in Ashton

£2,790–£4,690per m² for homes at BS3 2PR sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,574 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £412k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Ashton, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£225k	£214k	£1,280 a month	6.8%
2 beds	£381k	£333k	£1,710 a month	5.4%
3 beds	£445k	£396k	£1,890 a month	5.1%
4+ beds	£474k	£430k	£2,300 a month	5.8%
All homes	£440k	£378k	£2,030 a month	5.5%

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