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Buying at NG6 8PD

Before you offer on a home at NG6 8PD: 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 £140k. In Bulwell West.

1 to check3 clear£140k typical on Hempshill Lane

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 10–30% 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: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) 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: A6002, 880 m awayAbout 18,437 vehicles a day in 2025 (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 53 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?

£140ktypical sale on Hempshill Lane, last 10 years

£2,297typical price per m² in Bulwell West

£970–£2,580per m² for homes at NG6 8PD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,297 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £207k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Bulwell West

Bulwell West

+84% 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	14	£235k	£135k – £380k
Semi-detached	80	£201k	£117k – £285k
Terraced	40	£148k	£47k – £260k
Flat	2	£100k	£72k – £100k

Standard sales in Bulwell West. 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 Hempshill Lane in the last two years

136sales in Bulwell West in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at NG6 8PD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
78, Hempshill LaneTerraced	£17,325, Dec 2000	66 m²	Buyer's report →
84, Hempshill LaneSemi-detached	£28,000, Apr 1995	–	Buyer's report →
86, Hempshill LaneTerraced	£75,000, Nov 2006	66 m²	Buyer's report →
88, Hempshill LaneTerraced	£155,000, Sept 2021	68 m²	Buyer's report →
94, Hempshill LaneSemi-detached	£18,250, Nov 1998	63 m²	Buyer's report →
96, Hempshill LaneSemi-detached	£28,000, Jul 2002	–	Buyer's report →
108, Hempshill LaneTerraced	£150,500, Jul 2026	73 m²	Buyer's report →
110, Hempshill LaneSemi-detached	£57,000, Aug 2004	67 m²	Buyer's report →
112, Hempshill LaneTerraced	£67,000, Apr 2019	69 m²	Buyer's report →
114, Hempshill Lane

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Buying at NG6 8PD

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £140k. In Bulwell West.

1 to check3 clear£140k typical on Hempshill Lane

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 10–30% 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: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) 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: A6002, 880 m awayAbout 18,437 vehicles a day in 2025 (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 53 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?

£140ktypical sale on Hempshill Lane, last 10 years

£2,297typical price per m² in Bulwell West

£970–£2,580per m² for homes at NG6 8PD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,297 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £207k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Bulwell West, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£101k	£62k	£710 a month	8.4%
2 beds	£179k	£153k	£940 a month	6.3%
3 beds	£193k	£163k	£1,020 a month	6.3%
4+ beds	£266k	£216k	£1,350 a month	6.1%
All homes	£188k	£158k	£1,000 a month	6.4%

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