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Buying at OL3 5AF

Before you offer on a home at OL3 5AF: 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 £525k. In New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands.

1 to check4 clear£525k typical on Crib Lane

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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
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
9 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A6052, 500 m awayAbout 7,195 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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 49 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?

£525ktypical sale on Crib Lane, last 10 years

£3,147typical price per m² in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands

£2,980–£4,570per m² for homes at OL3 5AF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,147 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £283k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands

New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands

+33% 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	56	£505k	£248k – £1.40m
Semi-detached	36	£290k	£108k – £525k
Terraced	63	£245k	£86k – £785k
Flat	18	£250k	£116k – £395k

Standard sales in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands. 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 Crib Lane in the last two years

173sales in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL3 5AF

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Crib LaneTerraced	£220,000, Jan 2025	66 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Crib LaneDetached	£292,500, Oct 2003	–	Buyer's report →
4, Crib LaneDetached	£705,000, Jan 2025	168 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Crib LaneOther	£795,000, Oct 2023	186 m²	Buyer's report →
9a, Crib LaneTerraced	£124,999, Sept 2015	42 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Crib LaneTerraced	£425,000, Oct 2017	118 m²	Buyer's report →
Marvon, Crib LaneDetached	£525,000, Nov 2020	115 m²	Buyer's report →
The Stables, Crib LaneDetached	£640,000, Dec 2014	264 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at OL3 5AF

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £525k. In New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands.

1 to check4 clear£525k typical on Crib Lane

Before you make an offer

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

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

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

Note

Busy road: A6052, 500 m awayAbout 7,195 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

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 49 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?

£525ktypical sale on Crib Lane, last 10 years

£3,147typical price per m² in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands

£2,980–£4,570per m² for homes at OL3 5AF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,147 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £283k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£177k	£149k	£770 a month	5.2%
2 beds	£231k	£194k	£990 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£325k	£261k	£1,250 a month	4.6%
4+ beds	£481k	£379k	£1,650 a month	4.1%
All homes	£313k	£228k	£1,110 a month	4.3%

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