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Buying at S9 1LP

Before you offer on a home at S9 1LP: 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.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £117k. In Brightside & Wincobank.

2 clear£117k typical on Newman Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: M1, 800 m awayAbout 138,072 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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?

£117ktypical sale on Newman Road, last 10 years

£1,896typical price per m² in Brightside & Wincobank

£1,000–£2,300per m² for homes at S9 1LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,896 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £171k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Brightside & Wincobank

Brightside & Wincobank

+63% 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	10	£225k	£110k – £292k
Semi-detached	71	£159k	£50k – £240k
Terraced	55	£142k	£50k – £230k
Flat	18	£110k	£64k – £125k

Standard sales in Brightside & Wincobank. 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

8sales on Newman Road in the last two years

154sales in Brightside & Wincobank in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at S9 1LP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1a, Newman RoadTerraced	£12,000, Sept 2001	34 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Newman RoadTerraced	£77,000, Mar 2022	73 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Newman RoadTerraced	£68,000, Feb 2005	–	Buyer's report →
11, Newman RoadOther	£251,000, Jul 2022	109 m²	Buyer's report →
13, Newman RoadTerraced	£25,000, Jan 2002	88 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Newman RoadSemi-detached	£78,500, Mar 2007	73 m²	Buyer's report →
23, Newman RoadTerraced	£125,000, Jan 2022	84 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Newman RoadOther	£240,000, Sept 2021	131 m²	Buyer's report →
27, Newman RoadTerraced	£100,000, Apr 2022	100 m²	Buyer's report →
38, Newman RoadTerraced

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Buying at S9 1LP

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £117k. In Brightside & Wincobank.

2 clear£117k typical on Newman Road

Before you make an offer

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

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: M1, 800 m awayAbout 138,072 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?

£117ktypical sale on Newman Road, last 10 years

£1,896typical price per m² in Brightside & Wincobank

£1,000–£2,300per m² for homes at S9 1LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,896 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £171k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Brightside & Wincobank, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£95k	£83k	£630 a month	8.0%
2 beds	£136k	£114k	£780 a month	6.9%
3 beds	£155k	£130k	£830 a month	6.4%
4+ beds	£182k	£147k	£960 a month	6.3%
All homes	£147k	£120k	£790 a month	6.4%

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