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Buying at RH4 3QL

Before you offer on a home at RH4 3QL: 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 £450k. In Westcott, Ockley & Capel.

1 to check4 clear£450k typical on Furlong Road

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 1–3% 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.
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 51 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?

£450ktypical sale on Furlong Road, last 10 years

£5,657typical price per m² in Westcott, Ockley & Capel

£4,320–£6,560per m² for homes at RH4 3QL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,657 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £509k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Westcott, Ockley & Capel

Westcott, Ockley & Capel

+11% 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	47	£935k	£513k – £2.36m
Semi-detached	45	£515k	£225k – £995k
Terraced	19	£425k	£275k – £745k
Flat	5	£275k	£228k – £525k

Standard sales in Westcott, Ockley & Capel. 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

0sales on Furlong Road in the last two years

116sales in Westcott, Ockley & Capel in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at RH4 3QL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
44, Furlong RoadTerraced	£415,000, Jun 2018	96 m²	Buyer's report →
46, Furlong RoadTerraced	£235,000, Mar 2012	79 m²	Buyer's report →
48, Furlong RoadTerraced	£217,000, Oct 2006	–	Buyer's report →
50, Furlong RoadTerraced	£325,000, Oct 2015	75 m²	Buyer's report →
52, Furlong RoadDetached	£314,000, Jun 2006	95 m²	Buyer's report →
54, Furlong RoadSemi-detached	£370,000, Aug 2018	61 m²	Buyer's report →
56, Furlong RoadSemi-detached	£433,000, Apr 2023	66 m²	Buyer's report →
64, Furlong RoadTerraced	£219,950, Oct 2004	72 m²	Buyer's report →
66, Furlong RoadTerraced	£167,950, May 2002	–	Buyer's report →
70, Furlong RoadTerraced

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Buying at RH4 3QL

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £450k. In Westcott, Ockley & Capel.

1 to check4 clear£450k typical on Furlong Road

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 1–3% 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.

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 51 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?

£450ktypical sale on Furlong Road, last 10 years

£5,657typical price per m² in Westcott, Ockley & Capel

£4,320–£6,560per m² for homes at RH4 3QL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,657 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £509k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Westcott, Ockley & Capel, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£270k	£244k	£1,200 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£400k	£343k	£1,490 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£548k	£462k	£1,820 a month	4.0%
4+ beds	£987k	£814k	£2,680 a month	3.3%
All homes	£628k	£442k	£1,570 a month	3.0%

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