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Buying at WS15 2QJ

Before you offer on a home at WS15 2QJ: 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 £220k. In Rugeley North & Etchinghill.

3 clear£220k typical on Wolseley Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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).
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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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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: A51, 870 m awayAbout 12,150 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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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?

£220ktypical sale on Wolseley Road, last 10 years

£2,821typical price per m² in Rugeley North & Etchinghill

£1,880–£4,060per m² for homes at WS15 2QJ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,821 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £254k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Rugeley North & Etchinghill

Rugeley North & Etchinghill

+51% 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	71	£330k	£190k – £1.85m
Semi-detached	65	£232k	£163k – £410k
Terraced	41	£208k	£145k – £340k
Flat	4	£120k	£87k – £189k

Standard sales in Rugeley North & Etchinghill. 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

9sales on Wolseley Road in the last two years

181sales in Rugeley North & Etchinghill in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WS15 2QJ

Home	Last sold	Floor area
11, Wolseley RoadOther	£766,245, Dec 2018	–	Buyer's report →
33, Wolseley RoadDetached	£320,000, Jun 2025	98 m²	Buyer's report →
35, Wolseley RoadDetached	£430,000, Dec 2018	–	Buyer's report →
37, Wolseley RoadDetached	£199,950, Oct 2002	176 m²	Buyer's report →
39, Wolseley RoadDetached	£440,000, Sept 2024	119 m²	Buyer's report →
41, Wolseley RoadDetached	£143,000, Sept 1999	–	Buyer's report →
45, Wolseley RoadDetached	£700,000, Aug 2021	372 m²	Buyer's report →
49, Wolseley RoadSemi-detached	£165,000, Dec 2011	130 m²	Buyer's report →
53, Wolseley RoadSemi-detached	£250,000, Dec 2018	110 m²	Buyer's report →
55, Wolseley RoadSemi-detached

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Buying at WS15 2QJ

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £220k. In Rugeley North & Etchinghill.

3 clear£220k typical on Wolseley Road

Before you make an offer

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

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

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: A51, 870 m awayAbout 12,150 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 49 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?

£220ktypical sale on Wolseley Road, last 10 years

£2,821typical price per m² in Rugeley North & Etchinghill

£1,880–£4,060per m² for homes at WS15 2QJ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,821 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £254k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Rugeley North & Etchinghill, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£106k	£90k	£590 a month	6.7%
2 beds	£215k	£187k	£810 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£254k	£220k	£1,000 a month	4.7%
4+ beds	£400k	£323k	£1,390 a month	4.2%
All homes	£264k	£217k	£920 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