Before you offer on a home at SL6 2DF: 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 £610k. In Bray Wick & Holyport.
2 to check2 clear£610k typical on Tithe Barn Drive
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 19% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.
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