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Buying at PO18 8FE

Before you offer on a home at PO18 8FE: 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 £260k. In Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney.

2 to check4 clear£260k typical on Baileys Way

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: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, collapsible deposits moderate, running sand 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.
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 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?

£260ktypical sale on Baileys Way, last 10 years

£4,567typical price per m² in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

£2,620–£4,430per m² for homes at PO18 8FE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,567 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £411k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

+20% 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	87	£600k	£230k – £2.85m
Semi-detached	40	£410k	£272k – £1.52m
Terraced	45	£334k	£161k – £620k
Flat	13	£220k	£180k – £500k

Standard sales in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney. 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 Baileys Way in the last two years

185sales in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at PO18 8FE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Baileys WayTerraced	£305,000, Oct 2013	136 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Baileys WaySemi-detached	£305,000, Dec 2013	136 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Baileys WayDetached	£319,950, Jun 2017	122 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Baileys WaySemi-detached	£238,000, Dec 2016	65 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Baileys WayFlat	£212,050, May 2021	66 m²	Buyer's report →
17, Baileys WaySemi-detached	£280,000, Jun 2015	102 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Baileys WaySemi-detached	£415,000, Nov 2024	99 m²	Buyer's report →
19, Baileys WayDetached	£235,000, Oct 2013	80 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Baileys WayDetached	£350,000, Jun 2026	79 m²	Buyer's report →
21, Baileys Way

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Buying at PO18 8FE

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £260k. In Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney.

2 to check4 clear£260k typical on Baileys Way

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: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, collapsible deposits moderate, running sand 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.

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 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?

£260ktypical sale on Baileys Way, last 10 years

£4,567typical price per m² in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

£2,620–£4,430per m² for homes at PO18 8FE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,567 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £411k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£200k	£197k	£1,020 a month	6.1%
2 beds	£332k	£283k	£1,270 a month	4.6%
3 beds	£453k	£361k	£1,570 a month	4.2%
4+ beds	£772k	£641k	£2,190 a month	3.4%
All homes	£496k	£358k	£1,420 a month	3.4%

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