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Buying at LS26 0AZ

Before you offer on a home at LS26 0AZ: 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 £140k. In Rothwell Outer.

1 to check3 clear£140k typical on Hargreaves Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 60 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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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).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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Conservation area: ROTHWELLChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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4 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: A654, 200 m awayAbout 10,699 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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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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?

£140ktypical sale on Hargreaves Street, last 10 years

£2,904typical price per m² in Rothwell Outer

£1,730–£2,880per m² for homes at LS26 0AZ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,904 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £261k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Rothwell Outer

Rothwell Outer

+67% 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	76	£438k	£135k – £770k
Semi-detached	107	£233k	£73k – £619k
Terraced	76	£209k	£59k – £305k
Flat	13	£150k	£81k – £173k

Standard sales in Rothwell Outer. 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 Hargreaves Street in the last two years

272sales in Rothwell Outer in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at LS26 0AZ

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Hargreaves StreetSemi-detached	£71,000, Jan 2004	60 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Hargreaves StreetTerraced	£96,000, Aug 2014	59 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Hargreaves StreetTerraced	£140,000, Jun 2021	57 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Hargreaves StreetTerraced	£125,000, Nov 2023	58 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Hargreaves StreetTerraced	£84,500, Feb 2004	76 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Hargreaves StreetTerraced	£139,995, Dec 2020	81 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Hargreaves StreetTerraced	£31,000, Mar 1996	–	Buyer's report →
8, Hargreaves StreetSemi-detached	£160,000, May 2024	59 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Hargreaves StreetTerraced	£170,000, Apr 2025	59 m²	Buyer's report →

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

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Buying at LS26 0AZ

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £140k. In Rothwell Outer.

1 to check3 clear£140k typical on Hargreaves Street

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 60 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

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

Conservation area: ROTHWELLChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

4 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: A654, 200 m awayAbout 10,699 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.

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?

£140ktypical sale on Hargreaves Street, last 10 years

£2,904typical price per m² in Rothwell Outer

£1,730–£2,880per m² for homes at LS26 0AZ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,904 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £261k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Rothwell Outer, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£125k	£92k	£780 a month	7.5%
2 beds	£207k	£177k	£1,000 a month	5.8%
3 beds	£260k	£216k	£1,140 a month	5.3%
4+ beds	£349k	£278k	£1,570 a month	5.4%
All homes	£254k	£207k	£1,150 a month	5.4%

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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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