Before you offer on a home at TF3 5AL: 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.
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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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: M54, 600 m awayAbout 56,229 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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).
£2,632typical price per m² in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
£1,080–£2,250per m² for homes at TF3 5AL sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,632 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £237k. Homes at TF3 5AL have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
+40% 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
63
£310k
£182k – £518k
Semi-detached
69
£221k
£108k – £342k
Terraced
37
£186k
£60k – £256k
Flat
8
£133k
£70k – £145k
Standard sales in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank. 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
3sales on Overdale in the last two years
177sales in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank in the last two years
What homes cost and rent in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£106k
£104k
£570 a month
6.5%
2 beds
£163k
£149k
£740 a month
5.4%
3 beds
£216k
£188k
£960 a month
5.3%
4+ beds
£307k
£279k
£1,300 a month
5.1%
All homes
£222k
£177k
£860 a month
4.6%
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