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Buying at OL11 5JB

Before you offer on a home at OL11 5JB: 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 £235k. In Springfield Park.

3 clear£235k typical on Broadoak Road

The checklist

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).
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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: B6222, 560 m awayAbout 12,616 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 43 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?

£235ktypical sale on Broadoak Road, last 10 years

£2,783typical price per m² in Springfield Park

£1,130–£4,210per m² for homes at OL11 5JB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,783 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £250k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Springfield Park

Springfield Park

+53% 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	80	£373k	£155k – £1.10m
Semi-detached	34	£270k	£170k – £540k
Terraced	20	£193k	£135k – £285k
Flat	12	£145k	£81k – £280k

Standard sales in Springfield Park. 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 Broadoak Road in the last two years

146sales in Springfield Park in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL11 5JB

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Broadoak RoadDetached	£374,000, Apr 2023	130 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Broadoak RoadSemi-detached	£165,000, Oct 2017	96 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Broadoak RoadSemi-detached	£55,000, Feb 2001	80 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Broadoak RoadDetached	£216,000, Nov 2015	117 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Broadoak RoadSemi-detached	£157,000, Jan 2017	76 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Broadoak RoadTerraced	£116,000, Mar 1999	–	Buyer's report →
11, Broadoak RoadSemi-detached	£165,000, Jul 2009	–	Buyer's report →
12, Broadoak RoadTerraced	£270,000, Mar 2005	–	Buyer's report →
15, Broadoak RoadSemi-detached	£110,000, Dec 2002	–	Buyer's report →
16, Broadoak RoadDetached

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Buying at OL11 5JB

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £235k. In Springfield Park.

3 clear£235k typical on Broadoak Road

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: B6222, 560 m awayAbout 12,616 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 43 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?

£235ktypical sale on Broadoak Road, last 10 years

£2,783typical price per m² in Springfield Park

£1,130–£4,210per m² for homes at OL11 5JB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,783 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £250k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Springfield Park, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£103k	£97k	£610 a month	7.1%
2 beds	£190k	£169k	£850 a month	5.4%
3 beds	£313k	£260k	£1,130 a month	4.3%
4+ beds	£450k	£373k	£1,530 a month	4.1%
All homes	£333k	£241k	£1,040 a month	3.7%

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