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Buying at ST13 5LE

Before you offer on a home at ST13 5LE: 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.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £96k. In Leek Town.

3 clear£96k typical on London Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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
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.
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11 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 58 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A53, 780 m awayAbout 15,558 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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
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?

£96ktypical sale on London Street, last 10 years

£1,976typical price per m² in Leek Town

£1,190–£2,370per m² for homes at ST13 5LE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,976 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £178k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Leek Town

Leek Town

+36% 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	18	£350k	£168k – £585k
Semi-detached	32	£212k	£140k – £575k
Terraced	174	£145k	£60k – £360k
Flat	21	£126k	£44k – £210k

Standard sales in Leek Town. 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 London Street in the last two years

245sales in Leek Town in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at ST13 5LE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
4, London StreetTerraced	£77,500, Jun 2021	46 m²	Buyer's report →
6, London StreetTerraced	£125,000, Jun 2023	59 m²	Buyer's report →
8, London StreetTerraced	£52,000, May 2009	52 m²	Buyer's report →
10, London StreetTerraced	£145,000, Jun 2026	72 m²	Buyer's report →
12, London StreetTerraced	£36,000, Oct 1999	–	Buyer's report →
14, London StreetTerraced	£108,000, Nov 2021	51 m²	Buyer's report →
16, London StreetTerraced	£123,000, Jul 2022	52 m²	Buyer's report →
20, London StreetTerraced	£70,000, Aug 2004	52 m²	Buyer's report →
22, London StreetTerraced	£86,500, Jul 2005	–	Buyer's report →
24, London StreetTerraced

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Buying at ST13 5LE

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £96k. In Leek Town.

3 clear£96k typical on London Street

Before you make an offer

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

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

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 58 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A53, 780 m awayAbout 15,558 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£96ktypical sale on London Street, last 10 years

£1,976typical price per m² in Leek Town

£1,190–£2,370per m² for homes at ST13 5LE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,976 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £178k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Leek Town, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£101k	£81k	£480 a month	5.7%
2 beds	£139k	£121k	£620 a month	5.4%
3 beds	£173k	£146k	£760 a month	5.3%
4+ beds	£253k	£187k	£1,020 a month	4.8%
All homes	£160k	£133k	£620 a month	4.7%

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