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Buying at HD9 7AB

Before you offer on a home at HD9 7AB: 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.

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £196k. In Honley & Brockholes.

3 to check2 clear£196k typical on New Mill 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).
Check
Ground: landslides 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.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 68 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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5 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A616, 350 m awayAbout 10,942 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
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?

£196ktypical sale on New Mill Road, last 10 years

£3,000typical price per m² in Honley & Brockholes

£1,350–£2,980per m² for homes at HD9 7AB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,000 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £270k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Honley & Brockholes

Honley & Brockholes

+63% 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	104	£430k	£185k – £800k
Semi-detached	66	£260k	£130k – £565k
Terraced	111	£212k	£71k – £690k
Flat	4	£245k	£118k – £595k

Standard sales in Honley & Brockholes. 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

23sales on New Mill Road in the last two years

285sales in Honley & Brockholes in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at HD9 7AB

Home	Last sold	Floor area
385, New Mill RoadTerraced	£120,000, Mar 2026	89 m²	Buyer's report →
387, New Mill RoadTerraced	£95,000, Feb 2007	91 m²	Buyer's report →
389, New Mill RoadTerraced	£82,000, Jul 2015	48 m²	Buyer's report →
391, New Mill RoadTerraced	£80,000, Oct 2007	–	Buyer's report →
393, New Mill RoadTerraced	£90,000, Dec 2010	47 m²	Buyer's report →
395, New Mill RoadTerraced	£140,000, Oct 2022	47 m²	Buyer's report →
397, New Mill RoadTerraced	£84,000, Jan 2007	71 m²	Buyer's report →
399, New Mill RoadTerraced	£90,000, Apr 2014	47 m²	Buyer's report →
401, New Mill RoadFlat	£101,000, Aug 2007	–	Buyer's report →
403, New Mill RoadTerraced

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Buying at HD9 7AB

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £196k. In Honley & Brockholes.

3 to check2 clear£196k typical on New Mill 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).

Check

Ground: landslides 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.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 68 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

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

Note

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

Note

Busy road: A616, 350 m awayAbout 10,942 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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£196ktypical sale on New Mill Road, last 10 years

£3,000typical price per m² in Honley & Brockholes

£1,350–£2,980per m² for homes at HD9 7AB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,000 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £270k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Honley & Brockholes, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£151k	£98k	£700 a month	5.6%
2 beds	£206k	£169k	£800 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£275k	£225k	£960 a month	4.2%
4+ beds	£439k	£348k	£1,340 a month	3.7%
All homes	£269k	£207k	£880 a month	3.9%

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. 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