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Buying at WN3 6ES

Before you offer on a home at WN3 6ES: 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 £220k. In Winstanley.

1 to check2 clear£220k typical on Costessey Way

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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
Radon: up to 1–3% 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).
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
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A571, 510 m awayAbout 13,561 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
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?

£220ktypical sale on Costessey Way, last 10 years

£2,500typical price per m² in Winstanley

£1,340–£2,400per m² for homes at WN3 6ES sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £225k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Winstanley

Winstanley

+38% 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	89	£295k	£150k – £695k
Semi-detached	143	£203k	£90k – £380k
Terraced	26	£203k	£120k – £310k

Standard sales in Winstanley. 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 Costessey Way in the last two years

258sales in Winstanley in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WN3 6ES

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£135,000, May 2015	84 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£180,000, Oct 2006	–	Buyer's report →
10, Costessey WayDetached	£300,000, Nov 2012	150 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£166,000, Mar 2020	90 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£220,000, Oct 2025	92 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£49,500, Jun 1998	–	Buyer's report →
21, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£158,000, Aug 2017	118 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£221,000, Oct 2022	92 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Costessey WaySemi-detached	£240,000, Oct 2022	107 m²	Buyer's report →
28, Costessey Way

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Buying at WN3 6ES

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £220k. In Winstanley.

1 to check2 clear£220k typical on Costessey Way

Before you make an offer

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

Radon: up to 1–3% 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).

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

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: A571, 510 m awayAbout 13,561 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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£220ktypical sale on Costessey Way, last 10 years

£2,500typical price per m² in Winstanley

£1,340–£2,400per m² for homes at WN3 6ES sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £225k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Winstanley, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£75k	£540 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£191k	£171k	£760 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£221k	£194k	£890 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£308k	£257k	£1,140 a month	4.4%
All homes	£230k	£195k	£800 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