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Buying at LS29 6ET

Before you offer on a home at LS29 6ET: 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 £690k. In Menston & Burley Moor.

1 to check2 clear£690k typical on Fairfax Gardens

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, 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).
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Busy road: A65, 890 m awayAbout 22,619 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 49 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

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?

£690ktypical sale on Fairfax Gardens, last 10 years

£3,762typical price per m² in Menston & Burley Moor

£3,320–£5,390per m² for homes at LS29 6ET sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,762 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £339k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Menston & Burley Moor

Menston & Burley Moor

+31% 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	66	£658k	£120k – £2.23m
Semi-detached	54	£380k	£200k – £1.12m
Terraced	29	£320k	£185k – £900k
Flat	34	£200k	£66k – £577k

Standard sales in Menston & Burley Moor. 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 Fairfax Gardens in the last two years

183sales in Menston & Burley Moor in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at LS29 6ET

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Fairfax GardensDetached	£492,000, Jan 2017	148 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Fairfax GardensDetached	£875,000, Nov 2020	198 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Fairfax GardensDetached	£745,000, Jun 2019	193 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Fairfax GardensDetached	£475,000, Oct 2007	181 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Fairfax GardensDetached	£551,875, Jun 2007	237 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Fairfax GardensDetached	£485,000, Jan 2014	126 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Fairfax GardensDetached	£661,200, Oct 2025	125 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Fairfax GardensDetached	£250,000, Apr 2002	–	Buyer's report →
11, Fairfax GardensDetached	£690,000, Jun 2025	128 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 LS29 6ET

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £690k. In Menston & Burley Moor.

1 to check2 clear£690k typical on Fairfax Gardens

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, 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

Busy road: A65, 890 m awayAbout 22,619 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 49 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Is the asking price fair?

£690ktypical sale on Fairfax Gardens, last 10 years

£3,762typical price per m² in Menston & Burley Moor

£3,320–£5,390per m² for homes at LS29 6ET sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,762 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £339k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Menston & Burley Moor, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£141k	£126k	£650 a month	5.5%
2 beds	£224k	£188k	£810 a month	4.3%
3 beds	£380k	£317k	£1,070 a month	3.4%
4+ beds	£603k	£470k	£1,450 a month	2.9%
All homes	£423k	£309k	£1,050 a month	3.0%

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