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Before you offer on a home at LU2 8LD: 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 £460k. In Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell.
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,924 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £443k. Homes at LU2 8LD have sold below it. Check an asking price.
+68% over ten years (2015 to 2025).
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 123 | £900k | £385k – £2.40m |
| Semi-detached | 53 | £535k | £220k – £1.06m |
| Terraced | 49 | £375k | £216k – £740k |
| Flat | 16 | £250k | £96k – £645k |
A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.
| Home | Last sold | Floor area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Garden Cottages, Putteridge ParkSemi-detached | £75,000, Apr 1999 | – | Buyer's report → |
| 2, Garden Cottages, Putteridge ParkSemi-detached | £321,000, Sept 2020 | 90 m² | Buyer's report → |
| Garden House, Putteridge ParkDetached | £275,000, Nov 1999 | – | Buyer's report → |
| Shooters Lodge, Putteridge ParkDetached | £550,000, Dec 2017 | 181 m² | Buyer's report → |
| The Old Estates Office, Putteridge ParkDetached | £405,000, Jul 1999 | – | Buyer's report → |
More for buying: Where can I afford? · How much to offer · Buying checklist · Check your documents
| Size | Typical value today | Cheaper quarter | Estimated rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | £241k | £206k | £1,100 a month | 5.5% |
| 2 beds | £339k | £291k | £1,310 a month | 4.6% |
| 3 beds | £464k | £397k | £1,600 a month | 4.1% |
| 4+ beds | £713k | £589k | £2,270 a month | 3.8% |
| All homes | £517k | £392k | £1,530 a month | 3.6% |
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