Buying on Friars Avenue

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 58 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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  Busy road: A1023, 950 m awayAbout 22,003 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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  No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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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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  Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,184 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £557k. Check an asking price.

Prices in Shenfield & Hutton Mount

+47% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Friars Avenue