Before you offer on a home at L17 5BN: 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.
Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £495k. In St Michael's & Otterspool.
4 clear£495k typical on Acer Leigh
The checklist
Before you make an offer
Note
3 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: U, 750 m awayAbout 11,494 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.
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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.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 47 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
What homes cost and rent in St Michael's & Otterspool, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£130k
£98k
£740 a month
6.8%
2 beds
£205k
£166k
£970 a month
5.7%
3 beds
£270k
£240k
£1,100 a month
4.9%
4+ beds
£348k
£293k
£1,310 a month
4.5%
All homes
£255k
£208k
£1,040 a month
4.9%
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