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Buying at RG27 9DX

Before you offer on a home at RG27 9DX: 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 £600k. In Hook & Rotherwick.

1 to check4 clear£600k typical on Elms Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) 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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Radon: up to 3–5% 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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2 listed buildings 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: A30, 590 m awayAbout 8,397 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 45 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?

£600ktypical sale on Elms Road, last 10 years

£4,581typical price per m² in Hook & Rotherwick

£4,200–£4,740per m² for homes at RG27 9DX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,581 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £412k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Hook & Rotherwick

Hook & Rotherwick

+15% 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	100	£625k	£350k – £1.59m
Semi-detached	61	£445k	£270k – £900k
Terraced	63	£358k	£166k – £515k
Flat	43	£265k	£103k – £540k

Standard sales in Hook & Rotherwick. 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 Elms Road in the last two years

267sales in Hook & Rotherwick in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at RG27 9DX

Home	Last sold	Floor area
15, Elms RoadDetached	£319,000, May 2005	128 m²	Buyer's report →
Bramleys, Elms RoadDetached	£900,000, Oct 2021	190 m²	Buyer's report →
Brendon, Elms RoadSemi-detached	£280,000, Feb 2006	135 m²	Buyer's report →
Firlands, Elms RoadSemi-detached	£125,000, Apr 2000	–	Buyer's report →
Joshlyn, Elms RoadSemi-detached	£315,000, Oct 2009	–	Buyer's report →
Kinellan, Elms RoadDetached	£600,000, Jul 2024	143 m²	Buyer's report →
Lorien, Elms RoadDetached	£270,000, May 2000	–	Buyer's report →
Roundway, Elms RoadDetached	£410,000, Oct 2008	178 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at RG27 9DX

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £600k. In Hook & Rotherwick.

1 to check4 clear£600k typical on Elms Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) 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 3–5% 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: A30, 590 m awayAbout 8,397 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 45 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?

£600ktypical sale on Elms Road, last 10 years

£4,581typical price per m² in Hook & Rotherwick

£4,200–£4,740per m² for homes at RG27 9DX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,581 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £412k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Hook & Rotherwick, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£231k	£208k	£1,100 a month	5.7%
2 beds	£333k	£307k	£1,300 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£452k	£400k	£1,580 a month	4.2%
4+ beds	£662k	£582k	£2,270 a month	4.1%
All homes	£507k	£371k	£1,440 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