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Buying at ST13 6LF

Before you offer on a home at ST13 6LF: 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 £355k. In Leek East & Upper Hulme.

3 clear£355k typical on East 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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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, 760 m awayAbout 14,825 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?

£355ktypical sale on East Street, last 10 years

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

£2,100–£4,040per m² for homes at ST13 6LF 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. 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 East Street 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 6LF

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Ash Tree Cottage, East StreetOther	£70,000, Nov 2019	–	Buyer's report →
Beechcroft, East StreetDetached	£169,950, Oct 2017	48 m²	Buyer's report →
East Street Garage, East StreetOther	£120,000, Nov 2018	–	Buyer's report →
Fountain Cottage, East StreetDetached	£362,500, Feb 2024	124 m²	Buyer's report →
Kinnoull, East StreetDetached	£380,000, Jan 2026	94 m²	Buyer's report →
Mountside, East StreetDetached	£115,000, Oct 2001	–	Buyer's report →
St Crispin, East StreetDetached	£128,000, Mar 2004	–	Buyer's report →
The Nook, East StreetDetached	£265,000, Mar 2017	126 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 ST13 6LF

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £355k. In Leek East & Upper Hulme.

3 clear£355k typical on East 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

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, 760 m awayAbout 14,825 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?

£355ktypical sale on East Street, last 10 years

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

£2,100–£4,040per m² for homes at ST13 6LF 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. 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