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Buying at L4 4JT

Before you offer on a home at L4 4JT: 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 £120k. In Kirkdale North.

4 clear£120k typical on Burrell Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: 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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1 listed building 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: A580, 420 m awayAbout 28,056 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband92% 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?

£120ktypical sale on Burrell Street, last 10 years

£1,273typical price per m² in Kirkdale North

£560–£1,660per m² for homes at L4 4JT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,273 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £115k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Kirkdale North

Kirkdale North

+154% 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	1	£210k	£210k – £210k
Semi-detached	14	£146k	£68k – £220k
Terraced	52	£115k	£27k – £188k
Flat	9	£96k	£17k – £170k

Standard sales in Kirkdale 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

3sales on Burrell Street in the last two years

76sales in Kirkdale North in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at L4 4JT

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Burrell StreetTerraced	£120,000, Jun 2025	88 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Burrell StreetTerraced	£95,000, Jul 2020	95 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Burrell StreetTerraced	£88,000, Aug 2022	91 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Burrell StreetTerraced	£136,000, Mar 2026	82 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Burrell StreetTerraced	£48,000, Sept 2016	86 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Burrell StreetTerraced	£105,000, Nov 2025	111 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Burrell StreetTerraced	£75,000, Apr 2021	98 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

More for buying: Where can I afford? · How much to offer · Buying checklist · Check your documents

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Checking this postcode…

Buying at L4 4JT

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £120k. In Kirkdale North.

4 clear£120k typical on Burrell Street

Before you make an offer

Note

Ground: 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

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: A580, 420 m awayAbout 28,056 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband92% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£120ktypical sale on Burrell Street, last 10 years

£1,273typical price per m² in Kirkdale North

£560–£1,660per m² for homes at L4 4JT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,273 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £115k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Kirkdale North, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£127k	£84k	£740 a month	7.0%
2 beds	£128k	£94k	£800 a month	7.5%
3 beds	£145k	£112k	£850 a month	7.0%
4+ beds	£184k	£146k	£1,010 a month	6.6%
All homes	£136k	£104k	£800 a month	7.1%

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