Before you offer on a home at M11 2LS: 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.
Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £211k. In Openshaw & Gorton North.
3 clear£211k typical on Paprika Close
The checklist
Before you make an offer
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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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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 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: U, 890 m awayAbout 7,916 vehicles a day in 2019 (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).
What homes cost and rent in Openshaw & Gorton North, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£146k
£134k
£950 a month
7.8%
2 beds
£157k
£133k
£1,090 a month
8.3%
3 beds
£196k
£167k
£1,240 a month
7.6%
4+ beds
£281k
£225k
£1,690 a month
7.2%
All homes
£191k
£157k
£1,220 a month
7.7%
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