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Buying at ST13 6BU

Before you offer on a home at ST13 6BU: 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 £140k. In Leek East & Upper Hulme.

4 clear£140k typical on Hall Avenue

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).
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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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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A523, 800 m awayAbout 14,779 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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 43 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£140ktypical sale on Hall Avenue, last 10 years

£2,179typical price per m² in Leek East & Upper Hulme

£1,000–£1,960per m² for homes at ST13 6BU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,179 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £196k. Homes at ST13 6BU have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Leek East & Upper Hulme

Leek East & Upper Hulme

+57% 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	33	£380k	£90k – £965k
Semi-detached	57	£198k	£60k – £665k
Terraced	46	£160k	£83k – £260k
Flat	5	£93k	£83k – £155k

Standard sales in Leek East & Upper Hulme. 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

1sales on Hall Avenue in the last two years

141sales in Leek East & Upper Hulme in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at ST13 6BU

Home	Last sold	Floor area
8, Hall AvenueSemi-detached	£145,000, Sept 2020	80 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Hall AvenueTerraced	£142,000, May 2021	80 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Hall AvenueTerraced	£112,000, May 2013	79 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Hall AvenueTerraced	£138,000, Dec 2021	83 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Hall AvenueSemi-detached	£90,000, Sept 2004	–	Buyer's report →
26, Hall AvenueSemi-detached	£29,500, Jan 1998	81 m²	Buyer's report →
28, Hall AvenueTerraced	£138,000, Jul 2026	80 m²	Buyer's report →
30, Hall AvenueTerraced	£90,000, Feb 2015	90 m²	Buyer's report →
32, Hall AvenueSemi-detached	£32,000, Sept 2000	–	Buyer's report →
38, Hall AvenueTerraced

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Buying at ST13 6BU

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £140k. In Leek East & Upper Hulme.

4 clear£140k typical on Hall Avenue

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

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

Note

Busy road: A523, 800 m awayAbout 14,779 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

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 43 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?

£140ktypical sale on Hall Avenue, last 10 years

£2,179typical price per m² in Leek East & Upper Hulme

£1,000–£1,960per m² for homes at ST13 6BU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,179 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £196k. Homes at ST13 6BU have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Leek East & Upper Hulme, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£124k	£97k	£530 a month	5.1%
2 beds	£151k	£129k	£640 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£204k	£176k	£820 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£387k	£235k	£1,210 a month	3.8%
All homes	£196k	£156k	£680 a month	4.2%

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