A recorded sale is useful evidence of a past transaction. To use it well, compare the right property and the right date. A nearby sale may still involve a very different home, tenure or condition.
What to check.
Find the correct sale
Check the full address and property type before using the price. Pay particular attention to flat numbers, annexes and renamed properties.
Build a relevant comparison
Choose homes with a similar size, type, setting and tenure. Keep renovation history and differences in condition alongside the numbers.
Allow for the time gap
Sale records describe historical transactions. Separate an older completed sale from today’s asking price, and ask a valuer about differences that the data cannot explain.
What the evidence cannot tell you.
HM Land Registry’s dataset contains recorded transactions within its published scope. It can omit transactions and recent entries may not yet appear. A sold-price comparison is not a valuation or a guaranteed achievable price.