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Buying at DN4 0PA

Before you offer on a home at DN4 0PA: 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 £125k. In Hexthorpe & Balby North.

1 to check3 clear£125k typical on Oswin Avenue

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderate, compressible ground significant, running sand 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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Radon: up to 1–3% 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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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019).
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 42 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?

£125ktypical sale on Oswin Avenue, last 10 years

£1,291typical price per m² in Hexthorpe & Balby North

£890–£2,400per m² for homes at DN4 0PA sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,291 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £116k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Hexthorpe & Balby North

Hexthorpe & Balby North

+47% 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	12	£250k	£160k – £315k
Semi-detached	29	£135k	£60k – £206k
Terraced	51	£95k	£40k – £210k

Standard sales in Hexthorpe & Balby North. 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

4sales on Oswin Avenue in the last two years

92sales in Hexthorpe & Balby North in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DN4 0PA

Home	Last sold	Floor area
12, Oswin AvenueSemi-detached	£69,950, Nov 2003	–	Buyer's report →
12a, Oswin AvenueSemi-detached	£39,500, Apr 2002	–	Buyer's report →
16, Oswin AvenueTerraced	£165,000, Feb 2024	89 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Oswin AvenueTerraced	£100,000, Feb 2020	93 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Oswin AvenueTerraced	£72,000, Apr 2012	116 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Oswin AvenueTerraced	£81,000, Mar 2019	91 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Oswin AvenueTerraced	£17,000, Oct 2000	51 m²	Buyer's report →
30, Oswin AvenueTerraced	£82,000, Mar 2007	–	Buyer's report →
32, Oswin AvenueTerraced	£111,000, Sept 2025	86 m²	Buyer's report →
34, Oswin AvenueTerraced

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Buying at DN4 0PA

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £125k. In Hexthorpe & Balby North.

1 to check3 clear£125k typical on Oswin Avenue

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderate, compressible ground significant, running sand 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

Radon: up to 1–3% 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

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019).

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 42 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?

£125ktypical sale on Oswin Avenue, last 10 years

£1,291typical price per m² in Hexthorpe & Balby North

£890–£2,400per m² for homes at DN4 0PA sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,291 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £116k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Hexthorpe & Balby North, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£72k	£490 a month	6.0%
2 beds	£102k	£84k	£550 a month	6.5%
3 beds	£123k	£95k	£670 a month	6.5%
4+ beds	£228k	£141k	£970 a month	5.1%
All homes	£123k	£93k	£600 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. * 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