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Buying at HX3 9LP

Before you offer on a home at HX3 9LP: 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 £370k. In Southowram & Siddal.

1 to check3 clear£370k typical on Riverside Court

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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.
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
1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A629, 350 m awayAbout 31,319 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 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?

£370ktypical sale on Riverside Court, last 10 years

£2,022typical price per m² in Southowram & Siddal

£2,330per m² for homes at HX3 9LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,022 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £182k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Southowram & Siddal

Southowram & Siddal

+33% 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	24	£418k	£200k – £1.48m
Semi-detached	67	£180k	£95k – £465k
Terraced	122	£140k	£40k – £360k
Flat	13	£105k	£48k – £375k

Standard sales in Southowram & Siddal. 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

1sales on Riverside Court in the last two years

226sales in Southowram & Siddal in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at HX3 9LP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Riverside CourtDetached	£275,000, Oct 2014	156 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Riverside CourtDetached	£250,000, Aug 2008	–	Buyer's report →
5, Riverside CourtDetached	£235,000, Oct 2004	–	Buyer's report →
7, Riverside CourtDetached	£235,000, Nov 2004	138 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Riverside CourtDetached	£370,000, Oct 2024	159 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Riverside CourtDetached	£235,000, May 2004	–	Buyer's report →
15, Riverside CourtDetached	£230,000, Jul 2012	163 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Riverside CourtDetached	£237,000, Jun 2004	–	Buyer's report →
19, Riverside CourtDetached	£238,000, Feb 2004	189 m²	Buyer's report →
21, Riverside CourtDetached

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Buying at HX3 9LP

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £370k. In Southowram & Siddal.

1 to check3 clear£370k typical on Riverside Court

Before you make an offer

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.

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

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

Note

Busy road: A629, 350 m awayAbout 31,319 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 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?

£370ktypical sale on Riverside Court, last 10 years

£2,022typical price per m² in Southowram & Siddal

£2,330per m² for homes at HX3 9LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,022 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £182k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Southowram & Siddal, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£95k	£84k	£530 a month	6.7%
2 beds	£144k	£117k	£680 a month	5.7%
3 beds	£194k	£155k	£800 a month	4.9%
4+ beds	£349k	£262k	£1,130 a month	3.9%
All homes	£168k	£129k	£720 a month	5.1%

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