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Buying at WN4 8PT

Before you offer on a home at WN4 8PT: 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.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £313k. In Ashton-in-Makerfield East.

4 clear£313k typical on Dunsdale Drive

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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Busy road: A58, 660 m awayAbout 10,887 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.
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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.
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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 49 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?

£313ktypical sale on Dunsdale Drive, last 10 years

£2,260typical price per m² in Ashton-in-Makerfield East

£1,160–£3,090per m² for homes at WN4 8PT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,260 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £203k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Ashton-in-Makerfield East

Ashton-in-Makerfield East

+49% 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	36	£290k	£150k – £425k
Semi-detached	104	£188k	£75k – £300k
Terraced	37	£144k	£80k – £240k
Flat	3	£98k	£88k – £111k

Standard sales in Ashton-in-Makerfield East. 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

4sales on Dunsdale Drive in the last two years

180sales in Ashton-in-Makerfield East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WN4 8PT

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£300,000, Feb 2021	177 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£99,950, Mar 1997	–	Buyer's report →
3, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£165,200, Apr 2012	144 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£157,000, Aug 2002	–	Buyer's report →
5, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£220,000, Feb 2016	–	Buyer's report →
6, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£84,950, Jun 1997	–	Buyer's report →
7, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£91,300, Jun 2000	70 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£89,950, Apr 1997	128 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£94,950, Jul 1997	–	Buyer's report →
10, Dunsdale DriveDetached	£218,000, Feb 2007

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Go deeper

Checking this postcode…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£75k	£540 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£171k	£150k	£730 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£203k	£174k	£860 a month	5.1%
4+ beds	£302k	£263k	£1,130 a month	4.5%
All homes	£207k	£167k	£770 a month	4.5%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£75k	£540 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£171k	£150k	£730 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£203k	£174k	£860 a month	5.1%
4+ beds	£302k	£263k	£1,130 a month	4.5%
All homes	£207k	£167k	£770 a month	4.5%

Buying at WN4 8PT

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Ashton-in-Makerfield East

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at WN4 8PT

Go deeper

Buying at WN4 8PT

WN4 8PT is on Dunsdale Drive

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Ashton-in-Makerfield East, by size

Prices in Ashton-in-Makerfield East

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at WN4 8PT

Go deeper

WN4 8PT is on Dunsdale Drive

What homes cost and rent in Ashton-in-Makerfield East, by size