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Buying at HA5 2JD

Before you offer on a home at HA5 2JD: 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 £585k. In Northwood Hills.

1 to check4 clear£585k typical on Woodrise

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) 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
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Residential extensions).
Note
1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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 45 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?

£585ktypical sale on Woodrise, last 10 years

£6,196typical price per m² in Northwood Hills

£3,910–£8,510per m² for homes at HA5 2JD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,196 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £558k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Northwood Hills

Northwood Hills

+20% 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	22	£813k	£575k – £1.53m
Semi-detached	50	£670k	£293k – £1.15m
Terraced	36	£556k	£400k – £803k
Flat	42	£360k	£92k – £505k

Standard sales in Northwood Hills. 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

0sales on Woodrise in the last two years

150sales in Northwood Hills in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at HA5 2JD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Wood RiseDetached	£450,000, Dec 2020	115 m²	Buyer's report →
2, WoodriseDetached	£400,000, Nov 2004	–	Buyer's report →
3, Wood RiseDetached	£715,000, Nov 2025	120 m²	Buyer's report →
4, WoodriseDetached	£585,000, Dec 2015	–	Buyer's report →
6, Wood RiseSemi-detached	£655,000, Dec 2022	77 m²	Buyer's report →
7, WoodriseSemi-detached	£248,500, Feb 2005	–	Buyer's report →
9, WoodriseSemi-detached	£500,000, Aug 2014	–	Buyer's report →
13, WoodriseSemi-detached	£298,000, Aug 2005	–	Buyer's report →
16, WoodriseDetached	£394,500, Nov 2005	–	Buyer's report →
17, WoodriseSemi-detached	£340,550, Jun 2013

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Buying at HA5 2JD

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £585k. In Northwood Hills.

1 to check4 clear£585k typical on Woodrise

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) 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

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Residential extensions).

Note

1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

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 45 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?

£585ktypical sale on Woodrise, last 10 years

£6,196typical price per m² in Northwood Hills

£3,910–£8,510per m² for homes at HA5 2JD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,196 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £558k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Northwood Hills, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£313k	£280k	£1,450 a month	5.6%
2 beds	£437k	£383k	£1,700 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£683k	£594k	£2,250 a month	4.0%
4+ beds	£848k	£749k	£3,000 a month	4.2%
All homes	£635k	£456k	£1,690 a month	3.2%

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, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places