Before you offer on a home on Hartshill: 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.
3 things to raise before an offer (checked at TF2 6AL), and a street where the typical sale was £230k. In Oakengates & Ketley.
3 to check2 clear£230k typical on Hartshill
Postcodes on Hartshill
Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at TF2 6AL, 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.
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).
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
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 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: A442, 730 m awayAbout 32,264 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 broadband94% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.
What homes cost and rent in Oakengates & Ketley, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£112k
£104k
£580 a month
6.2%
2 beds
£172k
£153k
£760 a month
5.3%
3 beds
£199k
£175k
£930 a month
5.6%
4+ beds
£314k
£240k
£1,310 a month
5.0%
All homes
£196k
£166k
£820 a month
5.0%
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