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Buying at LS6 2PT

Before you offer on a home at LS6 2PT: 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 £77k. In Woodhouse & Little London.

1 to check2 clear£77k typical on Holborn Approach

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).
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
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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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (A4D01).
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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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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A660, 400 m awayAbout 16,878 vehicles a day in 2024 (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
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?

£77ktypical sale on Holborn Approach, last 10 years

£2,424typical price per m² in Woodhouse & Little London

£1,820–£1,820per m² for homes at LS6 2PT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,424 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £218k. Homes at LS6 2PT have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Woodhouse & Little London

Woodhouse & Little London

+25% 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
Semi-detached	6	£190k	£146k – £221k
Terraced	22	£185k	£47k – £390k
Flat	37	£120k	£23k – £350k

Standard sales in Woodhouse & Little London. 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 Holborn Approach in the last two years

65sales in Woodhouse & Little London in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at LS6 2PT

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Flat 23, Holborn Central, Holborn ApproachFlat	£143,000, Jun 2005	–	Buyer's report →
Flat 22, Holborn Central, Holborn ApproachFlat	£143,000, Jun 2005	–	Buyer's report →
Flat 21, Holborn Central, Holborn ApproachFlat	£142,000, Oct 2015	78 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 20, Holborn Central, Holborn ApproachFlat	£142,000, Oct 2015	78 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 24, Holborn Central, Holborn ApproachFlat	£140,000, Jun 2009	64 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 LS6 2PT

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £77k. In Woodhouse & Little London.

1 to check2 clear£77k typical on Holborn Approach

Before you make an offer

Check

Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).

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

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

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (A4D01).

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

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A660, 400 m awayAbout 16,878 vehicles a day in 2024 (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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£77ktypical sale on Holborn Approach, last 10 years

£2,424typical price per m² in Woodhouse & Little London

£1,820–£1,820per m² for homes at LS6 2PT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,424 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £218k. Homes at LS6 2PT have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Woodhouse & Little London, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£74k	£59k	£630 a month	10.2%
2 beds	£172k	£160k	£930 a month	6.5%
3 beds	£200k	£178k	£1,020 a month	6.1%
4+ beds	£202k	£186k	£1,250 a month	7.4%
All homes	£171k	£127k	£980 a month	6.9%

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