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Buying at OL4 4HH

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

1 to check4 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.
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
2 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: A670, 140 m awayAbout 16,730 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 52 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?

£288ktypical sale on Mossley Road, last 10 years

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

£2,000–£3,470per m² for homes at OL4 4HH 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 4HH

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1 The Fold, Mossley RoadDetached	£580,000, Mar 2021	167 m²	Buyer's report →
2 The Fold, Mossley RoadDetached	£470,000, Dec 2010	–	Buyer's report →
9, Mossley RoadTerraced	£37,500, Jun 1995	–	Buyer's report →
13, Mossley RoadTerraced	£145,000, Jan 2023	56 m²	Buyer's report →
13b, Mossley RoadFlat	£95,500, Jan 2018	41 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Mossley RoadSemi-detached	£110,000, Aug 2019	55 m²	Buyer's report →
17b, Mossley RoadFlat	£58,000, Oct 2008	41 m²	Buyer's report →
39, Mossley RoadSemi-detached	£723,000, Jul 2024	219 m²	Buyer's report →
47, Mossley RoadDetached	£237,000, Aug 2002	–	Buyer's report →
51, Mossley RoadDetached

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Buying at OL4 4HH

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

1 to check4 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.

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

2 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: A670, 140 m awayAbout 16,730 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 52 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?

£288ktypical sale on Mossley Road, last 10 years

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

£2,000–£3,470per m² for homes at OL4 4HH 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