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Buying at SA1 8BP

Before you offer on a home at SA1 8BP: 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 £147k. In St Thomas.

1 to check2 clear£147k typical on Lewis Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% 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
Busy road: A483, 700 m awayAbout 16,088 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?

£147ktypical sale on Lewis Street, last 10 years

£1,667typical price per m² in St Thomas

£1,410–£2,070per m² for homes at SA1 8BP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,667 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £150k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in St Thomas

St Thomas

+49% 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	3	£234k	£220k – £310k
Semi-detached	23	£180k	£65k – £535k
Terraced	106	£150k	£60k – £510k
Flat	25	£148k	£65k – £300k

Standard sales in St Thomas. 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

2sales on Lewis Street in the last two years

157sales in St Thomas in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SA1 8BP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
3, Lewis StreetTerraced	£166,500, Sept 2022	86 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Lewis StreetTerraced	£125,000, Nov 2007	84 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Lewis StreetTerraced	£155,000, Aug 2022	110 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Lewis StreetTerraced	£145,000, Dec 2025	96 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Lewis StreetTerraced	£38,500, May 1999	–	Buyer's report →
11, Lewis StreetTerraced	£147,000, Nov 2023	74 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Lewis StreetTerraced	£107,500, Aug 2010	87 m²	Buyer's report →
13, Lewis StreetTerraced	£42,500, Jun 1998	–	Buyer's report →
14, Lewis StreetTerraced	£178,000, Jun 2026	86 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Lewis StreetTerraced

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Buying at SA1 8BP

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £147k. In St Thomas.

1 to check2 clear£147k typical on Lewis Street

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% 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

Busy road: A483, 700 m awayAbout 16,088 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?

£147ktypical sale on Lewis Street, last 10 years

£1,667typical price per m² in St Thomas

£1,410–£2,070per m² for homes at SA1 8BP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,667 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £150k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in St Thomas, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£142k	£123k	£770 a month	6.5%
2 beds	£148k	£123k	£780 a month	6.3%
3 beds	£164k	£140k	£830 a month	6.1%
4+ beds	£179k	£155k	£1,000 a month	6.7%
All homes	£160k	£135k	£770 a month	5.8%

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