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Buying on Barley Lane

Before you offer on a home on Barley Lane: 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 street.

2 things to raise before an offer (checked at IG3 8XF), and a street where the typical sale was £440k. In Goodmayes North.

2 to check3 clear£440k typical on Barley Lane

Postcodes on Barley Lane

Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at IG3 8XF, where most of the street's homes are. A long street can differ from end to end: open a postcode for its own buying page.

IG3 8XF · 31 homes IG3 8XE · 29 homes IG3 8XW · 21 homes IG3 8XD · 19 homes IG3 8XR · 18 homes IG3 8XG · 13 homes IG3 8XN · 12 homes IG3 8XP · 7 homes IG3 8XU · 4 homes IG3 8XH · 1 home IG3 8XQ · 1 home

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS 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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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 67 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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?

£440ktypical sale on Barley Lane, last 10 years

£4,882typical price per m² in Goodmayes North

£2,160–£24,220per m² for homes on Barley Lane sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,882 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £439k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Goodmayes North

Goodmayes North

+52% 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
Semi-detached	4	£613k	£515k – £850k
Terraced	35	£525k	£260k – £763k
Flat	10	£270k	£171k – £290k

Standard sales in Goodmayes 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

8sales on Barley Lane in the last two years

49sales in Goodmayes North in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes on Barley Lane

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Barley LaneFlat	£775,000, Oct 2022	32 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 1, 1, Barley LaneFlat	£195,000, Aug 2024	41 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 3, 1, Barley LaneFlat	£195,000, Aug 2024	26 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 4, 1, Barley LaneFlat	£195,000, Aug 2024	33 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 2, 1, Barley LaneFlat	£195,000, Aug 2024	43 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Barley LaneTerraced	£83,500, Sept 1997	68 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Barley LaneTerraced	£160,000, Sept 2000	126 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Barley LaneTerraced	£96,000, Feb 1997	–	Buyer's report →
Ground Floor Flat, 7, Barley LaneFlat	£42,000, Jan 1997	–	Buyer's report →
First Floor, 7, Barley LaneFlat

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Go deeper

Looking along the street…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£220k	£216k	£1,250 a month	6.8%
2 beds	£300k	£280k	£1,510 a month	6.0%
3 beds	£513k	£467k	£1,940 a month	4.5%
4+ beds	£606k	£512k	£2,400 a month	4.8%
All homes	£508k	£373k	£1,690 a month	4.0%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£220k	£216k	£1,250 a month	6.8%
2 beds	£300k	£280k	£1,510 a month	6.0%
3 beds	£513k	£467k	£1,940 a month	4.5%
4+ beds	£606k	£512k	£2,400 a month	4.8%
All homes	£508k	£373k	£1,690 a month	4.0%

Buying on Barley Lane

Postcodes on Barley Lane

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Goodmayes North

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Barley Lane

Go deeper

Buying on Barley Lane

Postcodes on Barley Lane

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Goodmayes North, by size

Prices in Goodmayes North

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Barley Lane

Go deeper

What homes cost and rent in Goodmayes North, by size