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Buying at TF2 6AL

Before you offer on a home at TF2 6AL: 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.

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £230k. In Oakengates & Ketley.

3 to check2 clear£230k typical on Hartshill

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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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Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).
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Ground: landslides 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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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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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A442, 730 m awayAbout 32,264 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 broadband94% 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?

£230ktypical sale on Hartshill, last 10 years

£2,393typical price per m² in Oakengates & Ketley

£1,700–£2,000per m² for homes at TF2 6AL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,393 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £215k. Homes at TF2 6AL have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Oakengates & Ketley

Oakengates & Ketley

+47% 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	66	£290k	£160k – £540k
Semi-detached	113	£182k	£90k – £300k
Terraced	42	£197k	£69k – £295k
Flat	7	£135k	£95k – £160k

Standard sales in Oakengates & Ketley. 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

4sales on Hartshill in the last two years

228sales in Oakengates & Ketley in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at TF2 6AL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
22, HartshillSemi-detached	£220,000, Oct 2013	141 m²	Buyer's report →
28, HartshillDetached	£95,000, Dec 1996	–	Buyer's report →
32, HartshillDetached	£180,000, Nov 2004	68 m²	Buyer's report →
36, HartshillDetached	£205,000, Jun 2007	–	Buyer's report →
42, HartshillSemi-detached	£275,000, Sept 2021	143 m²	Buyer's report →
44, HartshillSemi-detached	£275,000, Dec 2021	162 m²	Buyer's report →
46, HartshillDetached	£220,000, Aug 2023	110 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Harts Court, HartshillDetached	£310,000, Jul 2022	172 m²	Buyer's report →
1, Harts Court, HartshillDetached	£230,000, Feb 2018	131 m²	Buyer's report →
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Buying at TF2 6AL

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £230k. In Oakengates & Ketley.

3 to check2 clear£230k typical on Hartshill

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).

Check

Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).

Check

Ground: landslides 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

1 listed building 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: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A442, 730 m awayAbout 32,264 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 broadband94% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£230ktypical sale on Hartshill, last 10 years

£2,393typical price per m² in Oakengates & Ketley

£1,700–£2,000per m² for homes at TF2 6AL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,393 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £215k. Homes at TF2 6AL have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Oakengates & Ketley, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£112k	£104k	£580 a month	6.2%
2 beds	£172k	£153k	£760 a month	5.3%
3 beds	£199k	£175k	£930 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£314k	£240k	£1,310 a month	5.0%
All homes	£196k	£166k	£820 a month	5.0%

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. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places