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Buying at OL8 3DN

Before you offer on a home at OL8 3DN: 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 £150k. In Hathershaw.

2 to check3 clear£150k typical on Hemlock Avenue

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).
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Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).
Note
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS 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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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A627, 730 m awayAbout 21,151 vehicles a day in 2025 (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 43 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?

£150ktypical sale on Hemlock Avenue, last 10 years

£1,967typical price per m² in Hathershaw

£970–£2,740per m² for homes at OL8 3DN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,967 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £177k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Hathershaw

Hathershaw

+190% 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	42	£315k	£190k – £373k
Semi-detached	48	£220k	£63k – £310k
Terraced	54	£150k	£50k – £300k

Standard sales in Hathershaw. 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

3sales on Hemlock Avenue in the last two years

144sales in Hathershaw in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at OL8 3DN

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£40,183, Jun 2011	112 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£185,000, Jun 2025	80 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£110,000, Jan 2016	113 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£165,000, Aug 2024	65 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£150,000, Nov 2023	66 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£145,000, Jul 2021	64 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£170,500, Sept 2025	66 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£97,000, Dec 2017	65 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Hemlock AvenueSemi-detached	£211,000, May 2026	77 m²	Buyer's report →

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Buying at OL8 3DN

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £150k. In Hathershaw.

2 to check3 clear£150k typical on Hemlock Avenue

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

Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS 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

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

Note

Busy road: A627, 730 m awayAbout 21,151 vehicles a day in 2025 (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 43 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?

£150ktypical sale on Hemlock Avenue, last 10 years

£1,967typical price per m² in Hathershaw

£970–£2,740per m² for homes at OL8 3DN sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,967 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £177k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Hathershaw, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£141k	£111k	£700 a month	6.0%
2 beds	£147k	£120k	£820 a month	6.7%
3 beds	£189k	£157k	£1,000 a month	6.3%
4+ beds	£234k	£180k	£1,220 a month	6.3%
All homes	£163k	£130k	£840 a month	6.2%

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