Before you offer on a home at OL2 8EU: 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 £133k. In Wood End.
2 to check3 clear£133k typical on Gordon Street
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: 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
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: A663, 800 m awayAbout 10,864 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 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
£1,240–£1,840per m² for homes at OL2 8EU sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,344 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £211k. Homes at OL2 8EU have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Wood End
Wood End
+80% over ten years (2015 to 2025).
Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.
Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.
What homes cost and rent in Wood End, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed *
£141k
£111k
£700 a month
6.0%
2 beds
£173k
£148k
£880 a month
6.1%
3 beds
£201k
£161k
£1,020 a month
6.1%
4+ beds
£305k
£239k
£1,370 a month
5.4%
All homes
£193k
£156k
£910 a month
5.7%
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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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