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Buying at SE28 0DY

Before you offer on a home at SE28 0DY: 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 £318k. In West Thamesmead.

2 to check4 clear£318k typical on Wren Path

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, 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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Busy road: A2016, 190 m awayAbout 29,501 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Note
Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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 49 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?

£318ktypical sale on Wren Path, last 10 years

£5,077typical price per m² in West Thamesmead

£3,380–£5,470per m² for homes at SE28 0DY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,077 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £457k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in West Thamesmead

West Thamesmead

+44% 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	12	£485k	£408k – £595k
Semi-detached	6	£425k	£350k – £462k
Terraced	79	£360k	£200k – £520k
Flat	39	£259k	£108k – £500k

Standard sales in West Thamesmead. 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

5sales on Wren Path in the last two years

136sales in West Thamesmead in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SE28 0DY

Home	Last sold	Floor area
98, Wren PathTerraced	£280,010, Feb 2016	75 m²	Buyer's report →
102, Wren PathTerraced	£285,000, Jun 2017	84 m²	Buyer's report →
117, Wren PathTerraced	£405,000, Oct 2025	74 m²	Buyer's report →
123, Wren PathTerraced	£250,000, Apr 2016	74 m²	Buyer's report →
124, Wren PathTerraced	£372,500, Nov 2025	70 m²	Buyer's report →
127, Wren PathTerraced	£345,000, Aug 2025	75 m²	Buyer's report →
128, Wren PathTerraced	£317,500, Feb 2021	75 m²	Buyer's report →
136, Wren PathTerraced	£405,000, Apr 2026	75 m²	Buyer's report →
138, Wren PathTerraced	£173,000, Jul 2007	75 m²	Buyer's report →
145, Wren PathTerraced

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Buying at SE28 0DY

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £318k. In West Thamesmead.

2 to check4 clear£318k typical on Wren Path

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, 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.

Check

Busy road: A2016, 190 m awayAbout 29,501 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

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 49 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?

£318ktypical sale on Wren Path, last 10 years

£5,077typical price per m² in West Thamesmead

£3,380–£5,470per m² for homes at SE28 0DY sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,077 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £457k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in West Thamesmead, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£241k	£206k	£1,350 a month	6.7%
2 beds	£331k	£275k	£1,650 a month	6.0%
3 beds	£409k	£373k	£1,920 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£457k	£426k	£2,440 a month	6.4%
All homes	£349k	£291k	£1,760 a month	6.1%

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, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places