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Buying at LS10 3HE

Before you offer on a home at LS10 3HE: 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 £175k. In Middleton Town Street.

1 to check3 clear£175k typical on Avocet Garth

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).
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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Ground: landslides 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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Busy road: U, 210 m awayAbout 11,631 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 53 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?

£175ktypical sale on Avocet Garth, last 10 years

£2,328typical price per m² in Middleton Town Street

£2,460–£2,970per m² for homes at LS10 3HE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,328 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £210k. Homes at LS10 3HE have sold 6–28% above it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Middleton Town Street

Middleton Town Street

+88% 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	£312k	£165k – £430k
Semi-detached	87	£205k	£50k – £360k
Terraced	52	£185k	£62k – £310k
Flat	34	£125k	£55k – £165k

Standard sales in Middleton Town Street. 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

2sales on Avocet Garth in the last two years

195sales in Middleton Town Street in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at LS10 3HE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
3, Avocet GarthDetached	£270,000, Oct 2023	93 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Avocet GarthDetached	£55,000, Dec 1998	–	Buyer's report →
6, Avocet GarthDetached	£175,000, Jun 2019	71 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Avocet GarthSemi-detached	£117,000, Mar 2006	54 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Avocet GarthDetached	£135,000, Jul 2003	–	Buyer's report →
9, Avocet GarthSemi-detached	£44,001, Nov 2000	58 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Avocet GarthSemi-detached	£49,950, Nov 1998	–	Buyer's report →
12, Avocet GarthSemi-detached	£100,000, Dec 2008	95 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Avocet GarthTerraced	£167,000, Oct 2022	57 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Avocet GarthSemi-detached

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Buying at LS10 3HE

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £175k. In Middleton Town Street.

1 to check3 clear£175k typical on Avocet Garth

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).

Note

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

Note

Ground: landslides 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

Busy road: U, 210 m awayAbout 11,631 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 53 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?

£175ktypical sale on Avocet Garth, last 10 years

£2,328typical price per m² in Middleton Town Street

£2,460–£2,970per m² for homes at LS10 3HE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,328 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £210k. Homes at LS10 3HE have sold 6–28% above it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Middleton Town Street, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£91k	£76k	£690 a month	9.1%
2 beds	£180k	£139k	£950 a month	6.3%
3 beds	£234k	£199k	£1,090 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£297k	£268k	£1,470 a month	5.9%
All homes	£217k	£174k	£1,080 a month	6.0%

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