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Buying at WA3 5DQ

Before you offer on a home at WA3 5DQ: 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 £190k. In Culcheth East & Hollins Green.

1 to check3 clear£190k typical on Trent Close

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: compressible ground 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
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
Note
Busy road: A574, 820 m awayAbout 14,480 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
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£190ktypical sale on Trent Close, last 10 years

£3,203typical price per m² in Culcheth East & Hollins Green

£1,940–£3,210per m² for homes at WA3 5DQ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,203 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £288k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Culcheth East & Hollins Green

Culcheth East & Hollins Green

+64% 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	50	£480k	£200k – £945k
Semi-detached	72	£293k	£160k – £770k
Terraced	20	£262k	£175k – £455k
Flat	15	£175k	£95k – £235k

Standard sales in Culcheth East & Hollins Green. 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

1sales on Trent Close in the last two years

157sales in Culcheth East & Hollins Green in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WA3 5DQ

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£250,000, Mar 2023	78 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£120,000, Jun 2006	–	Buyer's report →
3, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£167,500, Dec 2013	91 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£143,000, Jul 2013	76 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£172,500, Mar 2021	78 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£190,000, Nov 2024	78 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£155,000, Jul 2015	80 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Trent CloseSemi-detached	£170,000, Feb 2021	79 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 WA3 5DQ

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £190k. In Culcheth East & Hollins Green.

1 to check3 clear£190k typical on Trent Close

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: compressible ground 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

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

Busy road: A574, 820 m awayAbout 14,480 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

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 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?

£190ktypical sale on Trent Close, last 10 years

£3,203typical price per m² in Culcheth East & Hollins Green

£1,940–£3,210per m² for homes at WA3 5DQ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,203 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £288k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Culcheth East & Hollins Green, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£156k	£133k	£760 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£224k	£188k	£900 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£287k	£252k	£1,050 a month	4.4%
4+ beds	£425k	£334k	£1,430 a month	4.0%
All homes	£301k	£241k	£940 a month	3.7%

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