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Buying at OL12 6ST

Before you offer on a home at OL12 6ST: 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 £121k. In Spotland Bridge.

1 to check2 clear£121k typical on Ashworth Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides significantBGS 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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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).
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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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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A58, 690 m awayAbout 31,821 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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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?

£121ktypical sale on Ashworth Street, last 10 years

£1,935typical price per m² in Spotland Bridge

£1,360–£1,500per m² for homes at OL12 6ST sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,935 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £174k. Homes at OL12 6ST have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Spotland Bridge

Spotland Bridge

+32% 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	15	£362k	£260k – £625k
Semi-detached	47	£200k	£117k – £330k
Terraced	71	£160k	£46k – £242k
Flat	16	£115k	£75k – £238k

Standard sales in Spotland Bridge. 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 Ashworth Street in the last two years

149sales in Spotland Bridge in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL12 6ST

Home	Last sold	Floor area
91, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£17,000, May 1997	–	Buyer's report →
99, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£33,000, Jun 2001	125 m²	Buyer's report →
101, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£55,000, Apr 2011	–	Buyer's report →
105, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£23,500, Sept 2000	–	Buyer's report →
107, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£75,000, Oct 2008	62 m²	Buyer's report →
109, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£67,000, Jan 2006	60 m²	Buyer's report →
111, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£73,500, Feb 2021	54 m²	Buyer's report →
113, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£22,500, Mar 2004	75 m²	Buyer's report →
149, Ashworth StreetTerraced	£97,500, Oct 2021	65 m²	Buyer's report →
151, Ashworth StreetTerraced

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Buying at OL12 6ST

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £121k. In Spotland Bridge.

1 to check2 clear£121k typical on Ashworth Street

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides significantBGS 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

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

1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A58, 690 m awayAbout 31,821 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?

£121ktypical sale on Ashworth Street, last 10 years

£1,935typical price per m² in Spotland Bridge

£1,360–£1,500per m² for homes at OL12 6ST sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,935 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £174k. Homes at OL12 6ST have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Spotland Bridge, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£82k	£68k	£560 a month	8.2%
2 beds	£149k	£124k	£770 a month	6.2%
3 beds	£187k	£159k	£910 a month	5.8%
4+ beds	£278k	£214k	£1,260 a month	5.4%
All homes	£181k	£149k	£810 a month	5.4%

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