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Buying at SW9 8AG

Before you offer on a home at SW9 8AG: 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 £555k. In Acre Lane.

1 to check3 clear£555k typical on Ferndale Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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.
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4 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: rail 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A23, 330 m awayAbout 20,072 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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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.
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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?

£555ktypical sale on Ferndale Road, last 10 years

£7,976typical price per m² in Acre Lane

£6,880–£9,820per m² for homes at SW9 8AG sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £7,976 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £718k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Acre Lane

Acre Lane

+8% 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	2	£999k	£843k – £999k
Semi-detached	2	£960k	£700k – £960k
Terraced	53	£950k	£315k – £1.35m
Flat	178	£551k	£250k – £1.15m

Standard sales in Acre Lane. 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

7sales on Ferndale Road in the last two years

235sales in Acre Lane in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SW9 8AG

Home	Last sold	Floor area
206, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£825,000, Nov 2021	120 m²	Buyer's report →
208, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£380,000, Apr 2013	131 m²	Buyer's report →
212, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£850,000, May 2017	–	Buyer's report →
216, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£1,150,000, Jun 2026	145 m²	Buyer's report →
218, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£990,000, Jan 2026	131 m²	Buyer's report →
220, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£1,120,000, Dec 2021	114 m²	Buyer's report →
222, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£465,000, Oct 2010	99 m²	Buyer's report →
224, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£365,000, Mar 2009	103 m²	Buyer's report →
226, Ferndale RoadTerraced	£790,000, Jan 2026	106 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 8AG

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £555k. In Acre Lane.

1 to check3 clear£555k typical on Ferndale Road

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

4 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: rail 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A23, 330 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

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

Is the asking price fair?

£555ktypical sale on Ferndale Road, last 10 years

£7,976typical price per m² in Acre Lane

£6,880–£9,820per m² for homes at SW9 8AG sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £7,976 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £718k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Acre Lane, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£374k	£321k	£2,000 a month	6.4%
2 beds	£547k	£470k	£2,400 a month	5.3%
3 beds	£878k	£737k	£3,200 a month	4.4%
4+ beds	£1.07m	£964k	£4,000 a month	4.5%
All homes	£686k	£505k	£2,760 a month	4.8%

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