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Buying on Westbourne Close

Before you offer on a home on Westbourne 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.

Nothing at ST13 8EN stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £195k. In Leek South & Cheddleton.

3 clear£195k typical on Westbourne Close

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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).
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Ground: landslides moderateBGS 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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Busy road: A53, 840 m awayAbout 15,558 vehicles a day in 2025 (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 broadband100% 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?

£195ktypical sale on Westbourne Close, last 10 years

£2,707typical price per m² in Leek South & Cheddleton

£2,640–£3,680per m² for homes on Westbourne Close sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,707 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £244k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Leek South & Cheddleton

Leek South & Cheddleton

+51% 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	138	£350k	£152k – £850k
Semi-detached	91	£230k	£70k – £595k
Terraced	43	£180k	£55k – £520k
Flat	25	£123k	£89k – £240k

Standard sales in Leek South & Cheddleton. 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

0sales on Westbourne Close in the last two years

297sales in Leek South & Cheddleton in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes on Westbourne Close

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Westbourne CloseDetached	£195,000, Aug 2019	53 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Westbourne CloseDetached	£134,950, Apr 2003	70 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Westbourne CloseDetached	£239,950, Sept 2017	89 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Westbourne CloseDetached	£158,000, Oct 2009	83 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Westbourne CloseSemi-detached	£170,000, Aug 2014	70 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Westbourne CloseSemi-detached	£190,000, Apr 2021	72 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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

Go deeper

Looking along the street…

Buying on Westbourne Close

Nothing at ST13 8EN stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £195k. In Leek South & Cheddleton.

3 clear£195k typical on Westbourne Close

Before you make an offer

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

Ground: landslides moderateBGS 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

Busy road: A53, 840 m awayAbout 15,558 vehicles a day in 2025 (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 broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£195ktypical sale on Westbourne Close, last 10 years

£2,707typical price per m² in Leek South & Cheddleton

£2,640–£3,680per m² for homes on Westbourne Close sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,707 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £244k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Leek South & Cheddleton, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£101k	£91k	£480 a month	5.7%
2 beds	£185k	£136k	£690 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£251k	£213k	£890 a month	4.3%
4+ beds	£379k	£290k	£1,200 a month	3.8%
All homes	£250k	£195k	£750 a month	3.6%

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