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Buying at SL6 2AE

Before you offer on a home at SL6 2AE: 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 £3.00m. In Bray Wick & Holyport.

2 to check2 clear£3.00m typical on Vicarage Walk

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) 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
Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 33% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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
13 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 48 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

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?

£3.00mtypical sale on Vicarage Walk, last 10 years

£5,470typical price per m² in Bray Wick & Holyport

£4,920–£11,920per m² for homes at SL6 2AE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,470 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £492k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Bray Wick & Holyport

Bray Wick & Holyport

+28% 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	69	£785k	£385k – £2.75m
Semi-detached	27	£650k	£400k – £1.75m
Terraced	27	£452k	£375k – £1.18m
Flat	13	£325k	£245k – £490k

Standard sales in Bray Wick & Holyport. 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

0sales on Vicarage Walk in the last two years

136sales in Bray Wick & Holyport in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SL6 2AE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Berkeleys, Vicarage WalkDetached	£3,300,000, Jun 2021	282 m²	Buyer's report →
Little Basing, Vicarage WalkDetached	£2,728,000, Sept 2024	263 m²	Buyer's report →
Riverside, Vicarage WalkDetached	£3,600,000, Apr 2017	302 m²	Buyer's report →
Thameside, Vicarage WalkDetached	£3,000,000, Nov 2022	301 m²	Buyer's report →
The Wickets, Vicarage WalkDetached	£900,000, Apr 2017	183 m²	Buyer's report →
Tudor House, Vicarage WalkDetached	£1,825,000, Jun 2022	211 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 SL6 2AE

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £3.00m. In Bray Wick & Holyport.

2 to check2 clear£3.00m typical on Vicarage Walk

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) 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

Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 33% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).

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

13 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 48 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Is the asking price fair?

£3.00mtypical sale on Vicarage Walk, last 10 years

£5,470typical price per m² in Bray Wick & Holyport

£4,920–£11,920per m² for homes at SL6 2AE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,470 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £492k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Bray Wick & Holyport, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£234k	£203k	£1,250 a month	6.4%
2 beds	£408k	£352k	£1,610 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£542k	£449k	£1,940 a month	4.3%
4+ beds	£807k	£654k	£2,640 a month	3.9%
All homes	£643k	£490k	£1,910 a month	3.6%

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