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Buying at NG34 8JS

Before you offer on a home at NG34 8JS: 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 £235k. In Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby.

1 to check2 clear£235k typical on Lincoln Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 24% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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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).
Note
Ground: soluble rock (sinkholes) 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
4 listed buildings 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.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
Gigabit broadband95% 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?

£235ktypical sale on Lincoln Road, last 10 years

£2,627typical price per m² in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby

£1,730–£2,840per m² for homes at NG34 8JS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,627 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £236k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby

Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby

+59% 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	86	£290k	£170k – £875k
Semi-detached	29	£195k	£135k – £595k
Terraced	9	£186k	£105k – £310k
Flat	1	£95k	£95k – £95k

Standard sales in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby. 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

3sales on Lincoln Road in the last two years

125sales in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at NG34 8JS

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Lincoln RoadDetached	£425,000, Nov 2015	–	Buyer's report →
5, Lincoln RoadDetached	£465,000, Apr 2023	164 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Lincoln RoadDetached	£268,000, Apr 2014	218 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Lincoln RoadDetached	£30,000, Oct 2000	–	Buyer's report →
12, Lincoln RoadOther	£475,000, Jun 2021	275 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Lincoln RoadDetached	£60,000, Mar 2002	–	Buyer's report →
16, Lincoln RoadDetached	£315,000, Aug 2019	160 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Lincoln RoadDetached	£132,000, Dec 2009	63 m²	Buyer's report →
19, Lincoln RoadOther	£232,000, Jul 2018	–	Buyer's report →
22, Lincoln RoadDetached	£245,000, Dec 2005

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Buying at NG34 8JS

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £235k. In Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby.

1 to check2 clear£235k typical on Lincoln Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 24% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).

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: soluble rock (sinkholes) 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

4 listed buildings 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.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

Gigabit broadband95% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£235ktypical sale on Lincoln Road, last 10 years

£2,627typical price per m² in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby

£1,730–£2,840per m² for homes at NG34 8JS sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,627 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £236k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£109k	£103k	£580 a month	6.4%
2 beds	£177k	£154k	£750 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£240k	£200k	£920 a month	4.6%
4+ beds	£384k	£303k	£1,370 a month	4.3%
All homes	£253k	£193k	£830 a month	3.9%

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