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Buying at NG9 3RF

Before you offer on a home at NG9 3RF: 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 £290k. In Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth.

1 to check2 clear£290k typical on Iona Drive

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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 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: A6007, 490 m awayAbout 10,952 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?

£290ktypical sale on Iona Drive, last 10 years

£2,727typical price per m² in Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth

£1,580–£3,160per m² for homes at NG9 3RF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,727 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £245k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth

Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth

+69% 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	164	£310k	£114k – £775k
Semi-detached	100	£225k	£103k – £533k
Terraced	53	£172k	£100k – £275k
Flat	10	£130k	£70k – £185k

Standard sales in Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth. 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 Iona Drive in the last two years

327sales in Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at NG9 3RF

Home	Last sold	Floor area
3, Iona DriveSemi-detached	£187,000, Sept 2017	87 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Iona DriveDetached	£290,000, Apr 2024	93 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Iona DriveDetached	£167,500, Jul 2010	80 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Iona DriveDetached	£76,000, Sept 2000	141 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Iona DriveDetached	£245,000, Apr 2016	155 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Iona DriveDetached	£258,500, Nov 2021	144 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Iona DriveDetached	£59,995, Sept 1996	–	Buyer's report →
11, Iona DriveDetached	£316,000, Mar 2023	100 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Iona DriveSemi-detached	£140,000, Mar 2016	79 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Iona DriveSemi-detached

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Buying at NG9 3RF

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £290k. In Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth.

1 to check2 clear£290k typical on Iona Drive

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

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 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: A6007, 490 m awayAbout 10,952 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?

£290ktypical sale on Iona Drive, last 10 years

£2,727typical price per m² in Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth

£1,580–£3,160per m² for homes at NG9 3RF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,727 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £245k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Kimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£153k	£95k	£670 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£191k	£149k	£810 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£266k	£211k	£1,010 a month	4.6%
4+ beds	£381k	£313k	£1,370 a month	4.3%
All homes	£264k	£201k	£950 a month	4.3%

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