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Buying at RG6 7YB

Before you offer on a home at RG6 7YB: 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 £500k. In Lower Earley North.

1 to check3 clear£500k typical on Skelmerdale Way

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) 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: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A3290, 530 m awayAbout 25,866 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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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.
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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?

£500ktypical sale on Skelmerdale Way, last 10 years

£5,303typical price per m² in Lower Earley North

£3,590–£6,360per m² for homes at RG6 7YB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,303 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £477k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Lower Earley North

Lower Earley North

+27% 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	70	£679k	£390k – £1.18m
Semi-detached	53	£490k	£285k – £925k
Terraced	21	£361k	£183k – £680k
Flat	9	£150k	£121k – £292k

Standard sales in Lower Earley North. 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 Skelmerdale Way in the last two years

153sales in Lower Earley North in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at RG6 7YB

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Skelmerdale WayDetached	£57,500, Sept 1999	–	Buyer's report →
2, Skelmerdale WayDetached	£235,000, Aug 2003	–	Buyer's report →
3, Skelmerdale WayDetached	£500,000, Dec 2017	106 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Skelmerdale WaySemi-detached	£515,000, Apr 2022	108 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Skelmerdale WaySemi-detached	£500,000, Jan 2025	81 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Skelmerdale WaySemi-detached	£550,000, Jul 2022	114 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Skelmerdale WaySemi-detached	£375,000, Nov 2019	74 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Skelmerdale WayDetached	£224,950, Jul 2002	–	Buyer's report →
10, Skelmerdale WaySemi-detached	£380,000, Oct 2019	77 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Skelmerdale Way

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Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£171k	£145k	£920 a month	6.5%
2 beds	£371k	£344k	£1,360 a month	4.4%
3 beds	£508k	£455k	£1,700 a month	4.0%
4+ beds	£646k	£571k	£2,240 a month	4.2%
All homes	£538k	£432k	£1,500 a month	3.3%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£171k	£145k	£920 a month	6.5%
2 beds	£371k	£344k	£1,360 a month	4.4%
3 beds	£508k	£455k	£1,700 a month	4.0%
4+ beds	£646k	£571k	£2,240 a month	4.2%
All homes	£538k	£432k	£1,500 a month	3.3%

Buying at RG6 7YB

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Lower Earley North

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at RG6 7YB

Go deeper

Buying at RG6 7YB

RG6 7YB is on Skelmerdale Way

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Lower Earley North, by size

Prices in Lower Earley North

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at RG6 7YB

Go deeper

What homes cost and rent in Lower Earley North, by size

RG6 7YB is on Skelmerdale Way