The House CheckCheck before you offer

13 Barnes Close, London, E12 5AU

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold48 m² · EPC
Last sale£120,000Aug 2012 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Newham flat prices£191,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC ENov 2021
123MapN ↑238 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

1Leasehold: Lease documents needed

The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.

Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.

HM Land Registry · Aug 2012

2Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

3EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Nov 2021

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Newham flat prices

£191,000

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This home’s sale history

Sep 1995 £29,250Apr 2005 £125,000Aug 2012 £120,000Sep 1995Aug 2012£125,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Aug 2012£120,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Apr 2005£125,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Sep 1995£29,250Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
19 Barnes Close, London, E12 5AUOct 2015£245,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13 Barnes Close, London, E12 5AUAug 2012£120,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13 Barnes Close, London, E12 5AUApr 2005£125,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13 Barnes Close, London, E12 5AUSep 1995£29,250Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Nov 2021

Floor area
48 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1967-1975
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
(another dwelling above)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
No system present: electric heaters assumed
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Nov 2021

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 83%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 1 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 297

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Lease documents

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
  • Energy certificate: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences

Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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