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Buying at RG9 1SW

Before you offer on a home at RG9 1SW: 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 £550k. In Henley South.

1 to check3 clear£550k typical on Greys Hill

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, 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: A4130, 930 m awayAbout 15,949 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
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?

£550ktypical sale on Greys Hill, last 10 years

£6,621typical price per m² in Henley South

£5,780–£7,230per m² for homes at RG9 1SW sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,621 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £596k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Henley South

Henley South

+48% 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	40	£1.31m	£450k – £3.00m
Semi-detached	38	£900k	£210k – £1.60m
Terraced	72	£580k	£160k – £1.64m
Flat	36	£343k	£140k – £946k

Standard sales in Henley South. 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

5sales on Greys Hill in the last two years

186sales in Henley South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at RG9 1SW

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Old Stables, Greys HillDetached	£1,200,000, Apr 2022	166 m²	Buyer's report →
Oldgate House, Greys HillDetached	£320,000, Jun 1997	–	Buyer's report →
Ormesby, Greys HillDetached	£912,500, Oct 2024	158 m²	Buyer's report →
St Davids, Greys HillDetached	£633,000, Mar 2012	97 m²	Buyer's report →
The Cottage, Greys HillDetached	£270,000, Dec 1996	–	Buyer's report →
Upper Lodge, Greys HillDetached	£875,000, Sept 2021	138 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 RG9 1SW

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £550k. In Henley South.

1 to check3 clear£550k typical on Greys Hill

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, 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: A4130, 930 m awayAbout 15,949 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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£550ktypical sale on Greys Hill, last 10 years

£6,621typical price per m² in Henley South

£5,780–£7,230per m² for homes at RG9 1SW sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,621 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £596k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Henley South, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£363k	£271k	£1,260 a month	4.2%
2 beds	£466k	£398k	£1,480 a month	3.8%
3 beds	£659k	£562k	£1,910 a month	3.5%
4+ beds	£1.20m	£947k	£2,850 a month	2.9%
All homes	£683k	£505k	£1,640 a month	2.9%

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