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Buying at ST5 4LB

Before you offer on a home at ST5 4LB: 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.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £185k. In Westlands & Seabridge.

1 to check2 clear£185k typical on Sudbury Place

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% 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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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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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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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: M6, 570 m awayAbout 45,793 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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?

£185ktypical sale on Sudbury Place, last 10 years

£2,802typical price per m² in Westlands & Seabridge

£2,330–£3,300per m² for homes at ST5 4LB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,802 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £252k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Westlands & Seabridge

Westlands & Seabridge

+39% 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	154	£328k	£103k – £850k
Semi-detached	91	£225k	£60k – £390k
Terraced	14	£165k	£105k – £260k
Flat	8	£120k	£85k – £325k

Standard sales in Westlands & Seabridge. 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 Sudbury Place in the last two years

267sales in Westlands & Seabridge in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at ST5 4LB

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£151,000, Aug 2014	62 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£145,000, Nov 2020	56 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£275,000, Oct 2024	118 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£97,000, Mar 2009	–	Buyer's report →
8, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£145,000, Jul 2006	–	Buyer's report →
9, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£180,000, Jan 2023	72 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£131,000, Mar 2015	56 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£185,000, Jan 2025	56 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached	£50,000, Jan 1999	–	Buyer's report →
16, Sudbury PlaceSemi-detached

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Buying at ST5 4LB

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £185k. In Westlands & Seabridge.

1 to check2 clear£185k typical on Sudbury Place

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% 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

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

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: M6, 570 m awayAbout 45,793 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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?

£185ktypical sale on Sudbury Place, last 10 years

£2,802typical price per m² in Westlands & Seabridge

£2,330–£3,300per m² for homes at ST5 4LB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,802 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £252k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Westlands & Seabridge, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£118k	£81k	£580 a month	5.9%
2 beds	£203k	£184k	£820 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£279k	£239k	£1,040 a month	4.5%
4+ beds	£437k	£357k	£1,440 a month	4.0%
All homes	£298k	£226k	£980 a month	3.9%

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