Before you offer on a home on Raleigh 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 NW4 2SX), and a street where the typical sale was £915k. In Hendon Central.
1 to check4 clear£915k typical on Raleigh Close
Postcodes on Raleigh Close
Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at NW4 2SX, 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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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1).
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Busy road: A41, 560 m awayAbout 65,698 vehicles a day in 2025 (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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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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Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 48 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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 Hendon Central, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£151k
£139k
£1,500 a month
11.9%
2 beds
£340k
£287k
£1,800 a month
6.4%
3 beds
£599k
£460k
£2,180 a month
4.4%
4+ beds
£973k
£699k
£3,150 a month
3.9%
All homes
£502k
£357k
£1,760 a month
4.2%
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, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places