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Buying at SW9 7SQ

Before you offer on a home at SW9 7SQ: 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 £335k. In Loughborough Road.

1 to check4 clear£335k typical on Loughborough Estate

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.
Note
2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A23, 800 m awayAbout 20,072 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Note
Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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 44 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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?

£335ktypical sale on Loughborough Estate, last 10 years

£6,643typical price per m² in Loughborough Road

£3,630–£6,380per m² for homes at SW9 7SQ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,643 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £598k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Loughborough Road

Loughborough Road

+44% 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	1	£1.35m	£1.35m – £1.35m
Semi-detached	1	£1.40m	£1.40m – £1.40m
Terraced	16	£993k	£289k – £1.65m
Flat	54	£413k	£126k – £1.21m

Standard sales in Loughborough Road. 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

2sales on Loughborough Estate in the last two years

72sales in Loughborough Road in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SW9 7SQ

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Flat 54, Edgehill House, Loughborough EstateFlat	£185,000, Jun 2014	57 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 20, Edgehill House, Loughborough EstateFlat	£170,000, Nov 2007	57 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 25, Edgehill House, Loughborough EstateFlat	£160,000, Feb 2007	79 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 50, Edgehill House, Loughborough EstateFlat	£425,000, Jul 2017	117 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 58, Edgehill House, Loughborough EstateFlat	£357,500, Aug 2023	56 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 SW9 7SQ

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £335k. In Loughborough Road.

1 to check4 clear£335k typical on Loughborough Estate

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.

Note

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

Note

Busy road: A23, 800 m awayAbout 20,072 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

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 44 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?

£335ktypical sale on Loughborough Estate, last 10 years

£6,643typical price per m² in Loughborough Road

£3,630–£6,380per m² for homes at SW9 7SQ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,643 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £598k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Loughborough Road, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£330k	£280k	£1,850 a month	6.7%
2 beds	£366k	£321k	£2,300 a month	7.5%
3 beds	£569k	£443k	£3,240 a month	6.8%
4+ beds	£1.05m	£819k	£4,400 a month	5.0%
All homes	£425k	£339k	£2,270 a month	6.4%

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, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places