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Buying at OL6 6DX

Before you offer on a home at OL6 6DX: 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.

4 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £200k. In Ashton East.

4 to check2 clear£200k typical on Crawford Mews

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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).
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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.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: rail 64 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A635, 230 m awayAbout 20,935 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Note
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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
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?

£200ktypical sale on Crawford Mews, last 10 years

£2,273typical price per m² in Ashton East

£940–£2,820per m² for homes at OL6 6DX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,273 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £205k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Ashton East

Ashton East

+54% 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	15	£370k	£255k – £560k
Semi-detached	50	£235k	£80k – £561k
Terraced	78	£166k	£76k – £335k
Flat	10	£120k	£79k – £165k

Standard sales in Ashton East. 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 Crawford Mews in the last two years

153sales in Ashton East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL6 6DX

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Crawford MewsSemi-detached	£240,000, Dec 2023	101 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Crawford MewsSemi-detached	£113,000, Jul 2003	–	Buyer's report →
3, Crawford MewsSemi-detached	£115,000, Oct 2002	–	Buyer's report →
4, Crawford MewsSemi-detached	£200,000, Oct 2021	99 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Crawford MewsSemi-detached	£240,000, Nov 2022	96 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Crawford MewsTerraced	£169,000, Jul 2017	102 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Crawford MewsSemi-detached	£285,000, Jun 2025	101 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Crawford MewsSemi-detached	£100,000, Jul 2026	106 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Crawford MewsFlat	£105,000, May 2009	68 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Crawford MewsFlat

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Buying at OL6 6DX

4 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £200k. In Ashton East.

4 to check2 clear£200k typical on Crawford Mews

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.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: rail 64 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Check

Busy road: A635, 230 m awayAbout 20,935 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

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

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

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

Is the asking price fair?

£200ktypical sale on Crawford Mews, last 10 years

£2,273typical price per m² in Ashton East

£940–£2,820per m² for homes at OL6 6DX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,273 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £205k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Ashton East, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£110k	£97k	£680 a month	7.4%
2 beds	£160k	£136k	£840 a month	6.3%
3 beds	£221k	£188k	£1,040 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£351k	£278k	£1,410 a month	4.8%
All homes	£188k	£154k	£880 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