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Buying at OL6 9AY

Before you offer on a home at OL6 9AY: 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 £275k. In Hurst Cross.

2 to check3 clear£275k typical on Arden Close

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
Busy road: B6194, 860 m awayAbout 14,296 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 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?

£275ktypical sale on Arden Close, last 10 years

£2,431typical price per m² in Hurst Cross

£2,080–£4,040per m² for homes at OL6 9AY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,431 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £219k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Hurst Cross

Hurst Cross

+85% 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	18	£338k	£208k – £490k
Semi-detached	50	£235k	£115k – £390k
Terraced	74	£165k	£88k – £305k
Flat	6	£128k	£79k – £135k

Standard sales in Hurst Cross. 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 Arden Close in the last two years

148sales in Hurst Cross in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL6 9AY

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Arden CloseDetached	£275,000, Dec 2022	68 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Arden CloseDetached	£240,000, Jul 2016	101 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Arden CloseSemi-detached	£132,000, Sept 2013	87 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Arden CloseSemi-detached	£79,950, Oct 2000	–	Buyer's report →
6, Arden CloseDetached	£135,000, May 2002	–	Buyer's report →
7, Arden CloseSemi-detached	£218,500, Jun 2018	94 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Arden CloseSemi-detached	£275,000, Mar 2022	102 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Arden CloseSemi-detached	£323,000, Aug 2024	93 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Arden CloseSemi-detached	£250,000, Feb 2025	120 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Arden CloseDetached

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Buying at OL6 9AY

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £275k. In Hurst Cross.

2 to check3 clear£275k typical on Arden Close

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

Busy road: B6194, 860 m awayAbout 14,296 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 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?

£275ktypical sale on Arden Close, last 10 years

£2,431typical price per m² in Hurst Cross

£2,080–£4,040per m² for homes at OL6 9AY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,431 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £219k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Hurst Cross, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£113k	£99k	£680 a month	7.2%
2 beds	£165k	£141k	£850 a month	6.2%
3 beds	£246k	£191k	£1,090 a month	5.3%
4+ beds	£363k	£308k	£1,430 a month	4.7%
All homes	£212k	£161k	£920 a month	5.2%

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