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Buying at WN6 0QL

Before you offer on a home at WN6 0QL: 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 £185k. In Standish North.

1 to check3 clear£185k typical on Malvern Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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).
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.
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Busy road: A49, 740 m awayAbout 11,112 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 47 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?

£185ktypical sale on Malvern Street, last 10 years

£2,806typical price per m² in Standish North

£1,870–£3,400per m² for homes at WN6 0QL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,806 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £253k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Standish North

Standish North

+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	63	£345k	£100k – £710k
Semi-detached	85	£240k	£53k – £515k
Terraced	25	£156k	£49k – £238k
Flat	7	£140k	£63k – £188k

Standard sales in Standish North. 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 Malvern Street in the last two years

180sales in Standish North in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WN6 0QL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Malvern StreetTerraced	£152,000, Nov 2024	59 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Malvern StreetTerraced	£221,000, Mar 2023	65 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Malvern StreetTerraced	£110,000, May 2014	64 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Malvern StreetTerraced	£57,500, Oct 2001	–	Buyer's report →
8, Malvern StreetTerraced	£65,000, Aug 2002	–	Buyer's report →
10, Malvern StreetSemi-detached	£160,500, Nov 2022	60 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Malvern StreetSemi-detached	£170,000, Aug 2021	86 m²	Buyer's report →
12a, Malvern StreetDetached	£270,000, Aug 2026	106 m²	Buyer's report →
13, Malvern StreetSemi-detached	£112,000, Oct 2013	75 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Malvern StreetSemi-detached

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Buying at WN6 0QL

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £185k. In Standish North.

1 to check3 clear£185k typical on Malvern Street

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

Busy road: A49, 740 m awayAbout 11,112 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 47 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?

£185ktypical sale on Malvern Street, last 10 years

£2,806typical price per m² in Standish North

£1,870–£3,400per m² for homes at WN6 0QL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,806 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £253k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Standish North, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£75k	£540 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£188k	£155k	£760 a month	4.9%
3 beds	£241k	£205k	£920 a month	4.6%
4+ beds	£342k	£299k	£1,190 a month	4.2%
All homes	£245k	£196k	£820 a month	4.0%

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