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Buying at WF4 5DL

Before you offer on a home at WF4 5DL: 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.

4 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £295k. In Horbury.

4 to check2 clear£295k typical on Northfield Lane

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
3 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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?

£295ktypical sale on Northfield Lane, last 10 years

£2,474typical price per m² in Horbury

£1,100–£2,270per m² for homes at WF4 5DL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,474 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £223k. Homes at WF4 5DL have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Horbury

Horbury

+13% 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	34	£380k	£195k – £890k
Semi-detached	47	£230k	£121k – £425k
Terraced	58	£165k	£80k – £725k
Flat	6	£125k	£110k – £130k

Standard sales in Horbury. 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 Northfield Lane in the last two years

145sales in Horbury in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WF4 5DL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
12, Northfield LaneDetached	£249,000, Oct 2003	–	Buyer's report →
Flat 2, 12a, Northfield LaneFlat	£50,000, Jul 2011	36 m²	Buyer's report →
3 Sefton Court, 12a, Northfield LaneFlat	£78,500, Jun 2023	35 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Northfield LaneTerraced	£152,000, Oct 2024	76 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Northfield LaneTerraced	£86,000, Nov 2003	68 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Northfield LaneTerraced	£28,500, Nov 1996	68 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Northfield LaneTerraced	£128,000, Nov 2020	81 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Northfield LaneSemi-detached	£94,000, Sept 2010	61 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Northfield LaneTerraced	£115,000, Dec 2012	77 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Northfield Lane

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Buying at WF4 5DL

4 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £295k. In Horbury.

4 to check2 clear£295k typical on Northfield Lane

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).

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.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 70 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

3 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

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?

£295ktypical sale on Northfield Lane, last 10 years

£2,474typical price per m² in Horbury

£1,100–£2,270per m² for homes at WF4 5DL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,474 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £223k. Homes at WF4 5DL have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Horbury, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£114k	£93k	£590 a month	6.2%
2 beds	£170k	£147k	£740 a month	5.2%
3 beds	£242k	£193k	£950 a month	4.7%
4+ beds	£440k	£333k	£1,370 a month	3.7%
All homes	£229k	£169k	£860 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. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places