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Buying at DE24 0DD

Before you offer on a home at DE24 0DD: 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 Boulton.

1 to check4 clear£170k typical on Holbrook Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% 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
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: A5111, 930 m awayAbout 33,300 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 46 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?

£170ktypical sale on Holbrook Road, last 10 years

£2,500typical price per m² in Boulton

£1,460–£2,740per m² for homes at DE24 0DD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £225k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Boulton

Boulton

+64% 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	59	£281k	£121k – £420k
Semi-detached	102	£205k	£127k – £355k
Terraced	43	£170k	£100k – £250k
Flat	1	£100k	£100k – £100k

Standard sales in Boulton. 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

12sales on Holbrook Road in the last two years

205sales in Boulton in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DE24 0DD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
21, Holbrook RoadTerraced	£42,950, Jan 2001	–	Buyer's report →
23, Holbrook RoadSemi-detached	£35,000, May 1998	–	Buyer's report →
25, Holbrook RoadSemi-detached	£78,500, Jul 2012	65 m²	Buyer's report →
32, Holbrook RoadSemi-detached	£175,000, Feb 2025	77 m²	Buyer's report →
34, Holbrook RoadSemi-detached	£208,500, Mar 2026	76 m²	Buyer's report →
35, Holbrook RoadTerraced	£95,000, Apr 2017	65 m²	Buyer's report →
36, Holbrook RoadSemi-detached	£186,600, Sept 2025	77 m²	Buyer's report →
38, Holbrook RoadSemi-detached	£44,887, Aug 2001	–	Buyer's report →
42, Holbrook RoadSemi-detached	£130,000, Jul 2019	75 m²	Buyer's report →
45, Holbrook Road

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Buying at DE24 0DD

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

1 to check4 clear£170k typical on Holbrook Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% 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

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: A5111, 930 m awayAbout 33,300 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 46 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?

£170ktypical sale on Holbrook Road, last 10 years

£2,500typical price per m² in Boulton

£1,460–£2,740per m² for homes at DE24 0DD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £225k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Boulton, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£122k	£115k	£670 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£189k	£172k	£800 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£216k	£196k	£920 a month	5.1%
4+ beds	£295k	£248k	£1,200 a month	4.9%
All homes	£211k	£187k	£850 a month	4.8%

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