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Buying on Dudwell Lane

Before you offer on a home on Dudwell 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.

1 thing to raise before an offer (checked at HX3 0SH), and a street where the typical sale was £225k. In Skircoat Green.

1 to check2 clear£225k typical on Dudwell Lane

Postcodes on Dudwell Lane

Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at HX3 0SH, 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.

HX3 0SH · 38 homes HX3 0SD · 31 homes HX3 0SF · 12 homes HX3 0SS · 6 homes

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: landslides 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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Radon: up to 3–5% 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).
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Conservation area: Skircoat GreenChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A629, 700 m awayAbout 34,478 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
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?

£225ktypical sale on Dudwell Lane, last 10 years

£2,197typical price per m² in Skircoat Green

£750–£3,220per m² for homes on Dudwell Lane sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,197 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £198k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Skircoat Green

Skircoat Green

+43% 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	22	£500k	£200k – £785k
Semi-detached	48	£275k	£115k – £720k
Terraced	102	£220k	£75k – £610k
Flat	27	£195k	£90k – £370k

Standard sales in Skircoat Green. 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

6sales on Dudwell Lane in the last two years

199sales in Skircoat Green in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes on Dudwell Lane

Home	Last sold	Floor area
Dudwell LaneSemi-detached	£162,000, Nov 2008	–	Buyer's report →
4, Dudwell LaneFlat	£120,000, Apr 2023	160 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Dudwell LaneTerraced	£115,000, Mar 2022	123 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Dudwell LaneTerraced	£80,000, May 2008	111 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Dudwell LaneTerraced	£120,000, Dec 2023	–	Buyer's report →
12, Dudwell LaneTerraced	£107,500, Jul 2021	65 m²	Buyer's report →
14a, Dudwell LaneDetached	£228,000, Feb 2007	126 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Dudwell LaneTerraced	£100,000, Mar 2021	51 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Dudwell LaneTerraced	£89,000, Nov 2011	106 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Dudwell LaneTerraced

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Looking along the street…

Buying on Dudwell Lane

1 thing to raise before an offer (checked at HX3 0SH), and a street where the typical sale was £225k. In Skircoat Green.

1 to check2 clear£225k typical on Dudwell Lane

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: landslides 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.

Note

Radon: up to 3–5% 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

Conservation area: Skircoat GreenChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A629, 700 m awayAbout 34,478 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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£225ktypical sale on Dudwell Lane, last 10 years

£2,197typical price per m² in Skircoat Green

£750–£3,220per m² for homes on Dudwell Lane sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,197 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £198k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Skircoat Green, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£122k	£116k	£590 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£167k	£143k	£720 a month	5.2%
3 beds	£239k	£193k	£870 a month	4.4%
4+ beds	£374k	£288k	£1,160 a month	3.7%
All homes	£251k	£186k	£850 a month	4.1%

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. 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