Before you offer on a home on Kerry Close: 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 LE9 8HT), and a street where the typical sale was £180k. In Barwell.
1 to check2 clear£180k typical on Kerry Close
The checklist
Before you make an offer
Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, compressible ground 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
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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.
Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.
What homes cost and rent in Barwell, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£95k
£85k
£590 a month
7.5%
2 beds
£181k
£165k
£810 a month
5.4%
3 beds
£221k
£189k
£970 a month
5.3%
4+ beds
£303k
£260k
£1,270 a month
5.0%
All homes
£213k
£176k
£860 a month
4.8%
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