Before you offer on a home on Manor 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 N17 0JH), and a street where the typical sale was £490k. In Northumberland Park.
2 to check2 clear£490k typical on Manor Road
Postcodes on Manor Road
Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at N17 0JH, 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.
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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Flood risk from rivers or the sea0% of homes in this postcode are at high and 6% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A1055, 860 m awayAbout 34,706 vehicles a day in 2017 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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Gigabit broadband100% 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 Northumberland Park, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed *
£350k
£290k
£1,390 a month
4.8%
2 beds
£338k
£286k
£1,820 a month
6.5%
3 beds
£524k
£464k
£2,300 a month
5.3%
4+ beds
£491k
£481k
£2,140 a month
5.2%
All homes
£481k
£344k
£1,970 a month
4.9%
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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places