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Buying at NG3 6LE

Before you offer on a home at NG3 6LE: 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 £240k. In Thorneywood.

3 clear£240k typical on Porchester Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Note
Radon: up to 1–3% 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).
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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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Ground: landslides moderate, running sand 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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Busy road: C, 970 m awayAbout 16,902 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 45 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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?

£240ktypical sale on Porchester Road, last 10 years

£2,417typical price per m² in Thorneywood

£2,010–£2,700per m² for homes at NG3 6LE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,417 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £218k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Thorneywood

Thorneywood

+70% 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	29	£225k	£160k – £400k
Semi-detached	54	£190k	£128k – £285k
Terraced	46	£173k	£119k – £297k
Flat	32	£148k	£74k – £224k

Standard sales in Thorneywood. 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

10sales on Porchester Road in the last two years

161sales in Thorneywood in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at NG3 6LE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
87, Porchester RoadDetached	£62,000, Jun 1997	–	Buyer's report →
89, Porchester RoadSemi-detached	£215,000, Oct 2018	94 m²	Buyer's report →
91, Porchester RoadSemi-detached	£114,000, May 2004	–	Buyer's report →
99, Porchester RoadSemi-detached	£53,000, Jan 1998	–	Buyer's report →
101, Porchester RoadDetached	£138,000, Aug 2008	68 m²	Buyer's report →
103, Porchester RoadDetached	£149,000, Feb 2006	86 m²	Buyer's report →
105, Porchester RoadDetached	£172,000, Dec 2010	72 m²	Buyer's report →
109, Porchester RoadSemi-detached	£100,000, Mar 2007	–	Buyer's report →
111, Porchester RoadSemi-detached	£55,000, Jun 1999	98 m²	Buyer's report →
113, Porchester Road

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Buying at NG3 6LE

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £240k. In Thorneywood.

3 clear£240k typical on Porchester Road

Before you make an offer

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% 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

Ground: landslides moderate, running sand 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

Busy road: C, 970 m awayAbout 16,902 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 45 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

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

Is the asking price fair?

£240ktypical sale on Porchester Road, last 10 years

£2,417typical price per m² in Thorneywood

£2,010–£2,700per m² for homes at NG3 6LE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,417 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £218k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Thorneywood, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£112k	£90k	£740 a month	7.9%
2 beds	£161k	£148k	£900 a month	6.7%
3 beds	£216k	£186k	£1,070 a month	5.9%
4+ beds	£274k	£202k	£1,370 a month	6.0%
All homes	£176k	£155k	£970 a month	6.6%

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