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Buying at S60 5SW

Before you offer on a home at S60 5SW: 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 £145k. In Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley.

1 to check2 clear£145k typical on Rotherham Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 68 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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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).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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Ground: landslides moderateBGS 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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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: M1, 540 m awayAbout 113,569 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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?

£145ktypical sale on Rotherham Road, last 10 years

£2,715typical price per m² in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley

£610–£2,240per m² for homes at S60 5SW sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,715 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £244k. Homes at S60 5SW have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley

Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley

+38% 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	119	£377k	£173k – £515k
Semi-detached	118	£255k	£82k – £615k
Terraced	62	£172k	£95k – £289k
Flat	29	£133k	£40k – £180k

Standard sales in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley. 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

1sales on Rotherham Road in the last two years

328sales in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at S60 5SW

Home	Last sold	Floor area
4, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£127,000, Aug 2020	79 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£154,500, Aug 2025	69 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£36,500, Jan 2000	–	Buyer's report →
8, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£111,500, Apr 2021	84 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£145,000, Sept 2021	71 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£38,000, Jan 2001	–	Buyer's report →
28, Rotherham RoadTerraced	£15,000, Jul 2002	102 m²	Buyer's report →
30, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£175,000, Jun 2020	138 m²	Buyer's report →
32, Rotherham RoadSemi-detached	£70,000, Oct 2019	115 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 S60 5SW

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £145k. In Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley.

1 to check2 clear£145k typical on Rotherham Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 68 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

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

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

Ground: landslides moderateBGS 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

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: M1, 540 m awayAbout 113,569 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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?

£145ktypical sale on Rotherham Road, last 10 years

£2,715typical price per m² in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley

£610–£2,240per m² for homes at S60 5SW sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,715 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £244k. Homes at S60 5SW have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£92k	£72k	£490 a month	6.4%
2 beds	£157k	£124k	£620 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£169k	£141k	£720 a month	5.1%
4+ beds	£336k	£247k	£1,120 a month	4.0%
All homes	£178k	£141k	£670 a month	4.5%

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