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Buying at WF4 4JQ

Before you offer on a home at WF4 4JQ: 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 £375k. In Netherton & Middlestown.

2 to check3 clear£375k typical on Stocksmoor Road

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
Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).
Note
Ground: landslides 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.
Note
Busy road: A637, 570 m awayAbout 14,916 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 46 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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?

£375ktypical sale on Stocksmoor Road, last 10 years

£2,600typical price per m² in Netherton & Middlestown

£1,580–£6,250per m² for homes at WF4 4JQ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,600 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £234k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Netherton & Middlestown

Netherton & Middlestown

+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	48	£350k	£150k – £1.20m
Semi-detached	49	£225k	£135k – £350k
Terraced	23	£185k	£120k – £590k
Flat	6	£135k	£110k – £145k

Standard sales in Netherton & Middlestown. 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 Stocksmoor Road in the last two years

126sales in Netherton & Middlestown in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WF4 4JQ

Home	Last sold	Floor area
8, Stocksmoor RoadDetached	£175,000, Dec 1998	–	Buyer's report →
10, Stocksmoor RoadOther	£59,077, Oct 2017	–	Buyer's report →
12, Stocksmoor RoadDetached	£795,000, Jan 2024	211 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Stocksmoor RoadDetached	£250,000, Oct 2000	116 m²	Buyer's report →
18a, Stocksmoor RoadDetached	£415,000, Apr 2007	–	Buyer's report →
20, Stocksmoor RoadSemi-detached	£90,000, Dec 2000	143 m²	Buyer's report →
20a, Stocksmoor RoadDetached	£160,000, Feb 1998	153 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Stocksmoor RoadDetached	£375,000, Apr 2023	142 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Stocksmoor RoadTerraced	£160,000, Oct 2020	101 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Stocksmoor RoadTerraced

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Buying at WF4 4JQ

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £375k. In Netherton & Middlestown.

2 to check3 clear£375k typical on Stocksmoor Road

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).

Note

Ground: landslides 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.

Note

Busy road: A637, 570 m awayAbout 14,916 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 46 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?

£375ktypical sale on Stocksmoor Road, last 10 years

£2,600typical price per m² in Netherton & Middlestown

£1,580–£6,250per m² for homes at WF4 4JQ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,600 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £234k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Netherton & Middlestown, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£106k	£81k	£570 a month	6.5%
2 beds	£184k	£156k	£770 a month	5.0%
3 beds	£251k	£214k	£960 a month	4.6%
4+ beds	£368k	£306k	£1,270 a month	4.1%
All homes	£254k	£195k	£890 a month	4.2%

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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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