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Buying at WS10 9LD

Before you offer on a home at WS10 9LD: 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 £161k. In Darlaston East.

2 to check3 clear£161k typical on Hill Street

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
1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: A462, 730 m awayAbout 8,251 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.
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?

£161ktypical sale on Hill Street, last 10 years

£1,915typical price per m² in Darlaston East

£1,220–£3,450per m² for homes at WS10 9LD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,915 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £172k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Darlaston East

Darlaston East

+91% 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	6	£300k	£170k – £318k
Semi-detached	28	£185k	£100k – £290k
Terraced	25	£165k	£50k – £255k
Flat	5	£112k	£55k – £130k

Standard sales in Darlaston 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

3sales on Hill Street in the last two years

64sales in Darlaston East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WS10 9LD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
37, Hill StreetDetached	£57,000, Sept 1997	104 m²	Buyer's report →
48, Hill StreetDetached	£155,000, Aug 2015	97 m²	Buyer's report →
53, Hill StreetSemi-detached	£105,000, Oct 2021	86 m²	Buyer's report →
54, Hill StreetTerraced	£83,000, Mar 2006	106 m²	Buyer's report →
56, Hill StreetTerraced	£81,500, Jan 2010	78 m²	Buyer's report →
57, Hill StreetTerraced	£49,950, Mar 2000	–	Buyer's report →
58, Hill StreetDetached	£240,000, Mar 2026	76 m²	Buyer's report →
61, Hill StreetTerraced	£100,000, Mar 2018	78 m²	Buyer's report →
66, Hill StreetSemi-detached	£199,000, May 2025	106 m²	Buyer's report →
71, Hill StreetDetached

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Buying at WS10 9LD

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £161k. In Darlaston East.

2 to check3 clear£161k typical on Hill Street

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

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A462, 730 m awayAbout 8,251 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.

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?

£161ktypical sale on Hill Street, last 10 years

£1,915typical price per m² in Darlaston East

£1,220–£3,450per m² for homes at WS10 9LD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,915 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £172k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Darlaston East, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£99k	£79k	£650 a month	7.9%
2 beds	£171k	£125k	£770 a month	5.4%
3 beds	£187k	£160k	£870 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£263k	£223k	£1,140 a month	5.2%
All homes	£184k	£156k	£840 a month	5.5%

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. * 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