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Buying at WF2 0FD

Before you offer on a home at WF2 0FD: 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.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £240k. In Alverthorpe & Flanshaw.

2 to check2 clear£240k typical on Larkspur Way

The checklist

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
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
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: C, 1000 m awayAbout 7,446 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 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?

£240ktypical sale on Larkspur Way, last 10 years

£2,175typical price per m² in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

£1,640–£4,450per m² for homes at WF2 0FD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,175 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £196k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

+65% 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	35	£320k	£115k – £575k
Semi-detached	75	£215k	£100k – £435k
Terraced	68	£150k	£75k – £250k
Flat	9	£110k	£109k – £120k

Standard sales in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw. 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

6sales on Larkspur Way in the last two years

187sales in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WF2 0FD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Larkspur WaySemi-detached	£63,950, Dec 1998	–	Buyer's report →
2, Larkspur WayDetached	£89,950, Oct 2000	–	Buyer's report →
3, Larkspur WaySemi-detached	£185,000, Dec 2019	76 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Larkspur WayDetached	£326,100, Jul 2024	151 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Larkspur WayDetached	£85,950, Dec 1999	–	Buyer's report →
6, Larkspur WayDetached	£240,000, Jan 2022	88 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Larkspur WayDetached	£83,950, Jun 1999	–	Buyer's report →
8, Larkspur WayDetached	£320,000, Jun 2025	99 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Larkspur WayDetached	£89,950, Jul 2001	–	Buyer's report →
10, Larkspur WayDetached	£177,500, Jun 2005

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Buying at WF2 0FD

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £240k. In Alverthorpe & Flanshaw.

2 to check2 clear£240k typical on Larkspur Way

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

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

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: C, 1000 m awayAbout 7,446 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£240ktypical sale on Larkspur Way, last 10 years

£2,175typical price per m² in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

£1,640–£4,450per m² for homes at WF2 0FD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,175 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £196k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£118k	£110k	£600 a month	6.1%
2 beds	£149k	£128k	£700 a month	5.6%
3 beds	£228k	£182k	£920 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£320k	£247k	£1,200 a month	4.5%
All homes	£201k	£152k	£810 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. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places