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Buying at OL4 4HE

Before you offer on a home at OL4 4HE: 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 £288k. In New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands.

2 to check2 clear£288k typical on Mossley Road

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.
Check
Flood risk from rivers or the sea70% of homes in this postcode are at high and 5% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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
4 listed buildings 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 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: A670, 490 m awayAbout 16,730 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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?

£288ktypical sale on Mossley Road, last 10 years

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

£1,610–£5,660per m² for homes at OL4 4HE 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

0sales on Mossley Road 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 OL4 4HE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
16, Mossley RoadTerraced	£286,000, Apr 2022	145 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Mossley RoadTerraced	£248,300, Aug 2018	114 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Mossley RoadTerraced	£307,500, Oct 2022	106 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Mossley RoadSemi-detached	£260,000, Nov 2017	139 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Mossley RoadSemi-detached	£80,000, Mar 1996	176 m²	Buyer's report →
32, Mossley RoadTerraced	£57,500, Jun 1998	–	Buyer's report →
34, Mossley RoadTerraced	£362,000, Dec 2022	64 m²	Buyer's report →
38, Mossley RoadTerraced	£188,000, Jan 2022	117 m²	Buyer's report →
40, Mossley RoadSemi-detached	£54,000, Jun 1998	–	Buyer's report →
46, Mossley RoadDetached

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Buying at OL4 4HE

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £288k. In New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands.

2 to check2 clear£288k typical on Mossley Road

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.

Check

Flood risk from rivers or the sea70% of homes in this postcode are at high and 5% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).

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

4 listed buildings 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 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A670, 490 m awayAbout 16,730 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£288ktypical sale on Mossley Road, last 10 years

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

£1,610–£5,660per m² for homes at OL4 4HE 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