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Buying at OL13 8LD

Before you offer on a home at OL13 8LD: 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.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £59k. In Waterfoot & Stacksteads.

2 to check3 clear£59k typical on Huttock End Lane

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% 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).
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
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation).
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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.
Note
Busy road: A681, 640 m awayAbout 12,264 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 45 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?

£59ktypical sale on Huttock End Lane, last 10 years

£1,709typical price per m² in Waterfoot & Stacksteads

£1,080–£1,750per m² for homes at OL13 8LD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,709 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £154k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Waterfoot & Stacksteads

Waterfoot & Stacksteads

+95% 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	38	£325k	£135k – £650k
Semi-detached	73	£181k	£100k – £635k
Terraced	186	£145k	£40k – £460k
Flat	6	£135k	£54k – £204k

Standard sales in Waterfoot & Stacksteads. 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

4sales on Huttock End Lane in the last two years

303sales in Waterfoot & Stacksteads in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL13 8LD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Huttock End LaneSemi-detached	£56,000, Nov 2023	52 m²	Buyer's report →
2a, Huttock End LaneTerraced	£53,000, Sept 2022	48 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Huttock End LaneSemi-detached	£113,500, Dec 2025	65 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Huttock End LaneTerraced	£92,000, Jan 2025	59 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Huttock End LaneTerraced	£70,000, Jul 2007	72 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Huttock End LaneTerraced	£112,000, Jun 2025	70 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Huttock End LaneSemi-detached	£75,000, Jun 2017	–	Buyer's report →
22, Huttock End LaneTerraced	£62,000, Sept 2014	57 m²	Buyer's report →
28, Huttock End LaneTerraced	£57,000, Sept 2016	50 m²	Buyer's report →
St. Josephs Presbytery, Huttock End Lane

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Buying at OL13 8LD

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £59k. In Waterfoot & Stacksteads.

2 to check3 clear£59k typical on Huttock End Lane

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% 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).

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

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation).

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

Busy road: A681, 640 m awayAbout 12,264 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 45 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?

£59ktypical sale on Huttock End Lane, last 10 years

£1,709typical price per m² in Waterfoot & Stacksteads

£1,080–£1,750per m² for homes at OL13 8LD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,709 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £154k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Waterfoot & Stacksteads, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£72k	£57k	£510 a month	8.5%
2 beds	£125k	£99k	£700 a month	6.7%
3 beds	£174k	£143k	£870 a month	6.0%
4+ beds	£253k	£187k	£1,060 a month	5.0%
All homes	£164k	£122k	£760 a month	5.6%

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