Before you offer on a home at SO45 6BA: 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 £460k. In Hythe.
2 to check3 clear£460k typical on Alexandra Road
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.
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Flood risk from rivers or the sea12% of homes in this postcode are at high and 6% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
Note
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1; Hovercraft in the Solent).
Note
Busy road: C, 550 m awayAbout 12,875 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 45 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
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