Before you offer on a home at S10 4FP: 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 £366k. In Fulwood & Lodge Moor.
2 to check1 clear£366k typical on Hallamshire Road
The checklist
Before you make an offer
Check
Ground: landslides 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.
Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 65 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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.
What homes cost and rent in Fulwood & Lodge Moor, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed *
£118k
£93k
£690 a month
7.0%
2 beds
£216k
£187k
£940 a month
5.2%
3 beds
£432k
£386k
£1,260 a month
3.5%
4+ beds
£628k
£500k
£1,590 a month
3.0%
All homes
£488k
£397k
£1,300 a month
3.2%
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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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