Before you offer on a home at UB6 9EH: 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.
Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £508k. In Greenford Ravenor Park.
3 clear£508k typical on Mansell Road
The checklist
Before you make an offer
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, collapsible deposits 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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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 58 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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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.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
What homes cost and rent in Greenford Ravenor Park, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£368k
£351k
£1,760 a month
5.7%
2 beds
£426k
£369k
£2,010 a month
5.7%
3 beds
£548k
£519k
£2,250 a month
4.9%
4+ beds
£584k
£558k
£2,570 a month
5.3%
All homes
£541k
£476k
£2,030 a month
4.5%
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