What are you here to do?

Buying · street

Buying on Lower Road

Before you offer on a home on Lower Road: 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 KT23 4DH), and a street where the typical sale was £927k. In Bookham South.

2 to check3 clear£927k typical on Lower Road

Postcodes on Lower Road

Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at KT23 4DH, 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.

KT23 4DH · 15 homes KT23 4AU · 13 homes KT23 4DE · 13 homes KT23 4AT · 12 homes KT23 4AW · 12 homes KT23 4DW · 12 homes KT23 4AH · 11 homes KT23 4DL · 9 homes KT23 4AN · 8 homes KT23 4EF · 5 homes KT23 4DU · 4 homes KT23 4AQ · 3 homes KT23 4DX · 2 homes KT23 4DG · 1 home KT23 4DN · 1 home

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
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.
Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 62 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Radon: up to 1–3% 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
4 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A246, 390 m awayAbout 15,368 vehicles a day in 2024 (DfT traffic counts).
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 broadband91% 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?

£927ktypical sale on Lower Road, last 10 years

£5,962typical price per m² in Bookham South

£1,790–£11,640per m² for homes on Lower Road sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,962 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £537k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Bookham South

Bookham South

+27% 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	66	£845k	£475k – £1.60m
Semi-detached	31	£595k	£370k – £995k
Terraced	15	£420k	£273k – £720k
Flat	10	£283k	£175k – £423k

Standard sales in Bookham South. 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 Lower Road in the last two years

122sales in Bookham South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes on Lower Road

Home	Last sold	Floor area
109, Lower RoadDetached	£1,165,000, Feb 2025	222 m²	Buyer's report →
109a, Lower RoadDetached	£500,000, Dec 2011	149 m²	Buyer's report →
109b, Lower RoadDetached	£422,500, Mar 2004	–	Buyer's report →
111, Lower RoadDetached	£375,000, Apr 1998	–	Buyer's report →
113, Lower RoadDetached	£938,000, May 2016	150 m²	Buyer's report →
115, Lower RoadDetached	£950,000, Mar 2020	299 m²	Buyer's report →
119, Lower RoadDetached	£1,050,000, Dec 2016	240 m²	Buyer's report →
121, Lower RoadDetached	£1,040,000, Dec 2017	216 m²	Buyer's report →
123, Lower RoadDetached	£926,800, Feb 2023	170 m²	Buyer's report →
125, Lower RoadDetached

More for buying: Where can I afford? · How much to offer · Buying checklist · Check your documents

Go deeper

Looking along the street…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£238k	£194k	£1,140 a month	5.7%
2 beds	£391k	£364k	£1,480 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£591k	£522k	£1,880 a month	3.8%
4+ beds	£817k	£727k	£2,480 a month	3.6%
All homes	£683k	£528k	£1,630 a month	2.9%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£238k	£194k	£1,140 a month	5.7%
2 beds	£391k	£364k	£1,480 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£591k	£522k	£1,880 a month	3.8%
4+ beds	£817k	£727k	£2,480 a month	3.6%
All homes	£683k	£528k	£1,630 a month	2.9%

Buying on Lower Road

Postcodes on Lower Road

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Bookham South

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 Lower Road

Go deeper

Buying on Lower Road

Postcodes on Lower Road

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Bookham South, by size

Prices in Bookham South

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 Lower Road

Go deeper

What homes cost and rent in Bookham South, by size