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Buying at OL10 3FN

Before you offer on a home at OL10 3FN: 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 £255k. In Heywood Town.

3 clear£255k typical on Fustian Avenue

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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).
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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 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: A58, 860 m awayAbout 21,039 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£255ktypical sale on Fustian Avenue, last 10 years

£1,965typical price per m² in Heywood Town

£2,370–£3,670per m² for homes at OL10 3FN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,965 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £177k. Homes at OL10 3FN have sold 21–87% above it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Heywood Town

Heywood Town

+49% 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	£308k	£140k – £420k
Semi-detached	61	£202k	£80k – £300k
Terraced	114	£155k	£65k – £275k
Flat	14	£125k	£80k – £135k

Standard sales in Heywood Town. 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 Fustian Avenue in the last two years

203sales in Heywood Town in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL10 3FN

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Fustian AvenueSemi-detached	£139,950, Jun 2013	75 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Fustian AvenueSemi-detached	£199,000, Sept 2023	77 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Fustian AvenueDetached	£156,950, Apr 2013	87 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Fustian AvenueSemi-detached	£189,950, May 2013	110 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Fustian AvenueSemi-detached	£289,000, Nov 2024	122 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Fustian AvenueDetached	£169,950, Jun 2013	99 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Fustian AvenueSemi-detached	£146,950, Dec 2012	83 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Fustian AvenueSemi-detached	£146,950, Dec 2012	83 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Fustian AvenueDetached	£189,950, Dec 2012	114 m²	Buyer's report →

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Buying at OL10 3FN

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £255k. In Heywood Town.

3 clear£255k typical on Fustian Avenue

Before you make an offer

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

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: A58, 860 m awayAbout 21,039 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 52 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?

£255ktypical sale on Fustian Avenue, last 10 years

£1,965typical price per m² in Heywood Town

£2,370–£3,670per m² for homes at OL10 3FN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,965 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £177k. Homes at OL10 3FN have sold 21–87% above it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Heywood Town, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£116k	£96k	£640 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£154k	£131k	£780 a month	6.1%
3 beds	£181k	£156k	£900 a month	6.0%
4+ beds	£259k	£216k	£1,220 a month	5.7%
All homes	£172k	£143k	£790 a month	5.5%

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. 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