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Buying at NG6 9GN

Before you offer on a home at NG6 9GN: 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 £135k. In Highbury Vale.

1 to check2 clear£135k typical on Brooklyn Road

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: 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
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: A611, 940 m awayAbout 18,141 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
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?

£135ktypical sale on Brooklyn Road, last 10 years

£2,146typical price per m² in Highbury Vale

£1,150–£1,980per m² for homes at NG6 9GN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,146 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £193k. Homes at NG6 9GN have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Highbury Vale

Highbury Vale

+76% 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	35	£225k	£145k – £400k
Semi-detached	56	£194k	£128k – £330k
Terraced	64	£150k	£45k – £255k
Flat	4	£83k	£70k – £84k

Standard sales in Highbury Vale. 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

1sales on Brooklyn Road in the last two years

159sales in Highbury Vale in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at NG6 9GN

Home	Last sold	Floor area
118, Brooklyn RoadDetached	£168,000, Jun 2019	85 m²	Buyer's report →
120, Brooklyn RoadSemi-detached	£133,000, Jul 2007	100 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 2, 153, Brooklyn RoadFlat	£65,000, Apr 2014	86 m²	Buyer's report →
Parking Area Belonging To Flat 2, 153, Brooklyn RoadFlat	£65,000, Apr 2014	–	Buyer's report →
159, Brooklyn RoadSemi-detached	£145,000, Oct 2021	78 m²	Buyer's report →
163, Brooklyn RoadTerraced	£91,000, Dec 2016	79 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at NG6 9GN

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £135k. In Highbury Vale.

1 to check2 clear£135k typical on Brooklyn Road

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: 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

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A611, 940 m awayAbout 18,141 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

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

Is the asking price fair?

£135ktypical sale on Brooklyn Road, last 10 years

£2,146typical price per m² in Highbury Vale

£1,150–£1,980per m² for homes at NG6 9GN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,146 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £193k. Homes at NG6 9GN have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Highbury Vale, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£110k	£89k	£730 a month	8.0%
2 beds	£168k	£149k	£920 a month	6.6%
3 beds	£190k	£155k	£1,020 a month	6.4%
4+ beds	£251k	£231k	£1,320 a month	6.3%
All homes	£182k	£153k	£980 a month	6.5%

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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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