Comparable Sold Prices Research Sheet

Who this is for

Judge an asking price from what similar homes actually sold for. Price per square metre, your adjustments and the averages are worked out from your research.

Buyers deciding what to offer, sellers weighing an agent's suggested price, and anyone who wants their own evidence before talking to an agent, a lender or a surveyor.

What this helps you track

• Recent sales of similar homes nearby, with dates and prices
• Price per square metre for each sale and for the average
• Your own adjustment for each difference from the home you are judging
• What the average adjusted rate suggests for your home's floor area
• How the asking price sits against the evidence

How to use it

1. Write the home you are judging at the top: type, bedrooms, floor area, condition and the asking price.
2. Find recent sales of similar homes nearby from official sold price records and sold listings, and enter the address, date, price and floor area.
3. Enter your own plus or minus adjustment for each one where it is better or worse than your home, and note why on page two.
4. Price per square metre, adjusted prices and the summary are worked out in the browser and the workbook; on paper, divide and add across each row.
5. Write your conclusion on the asking price or your offer in the notes.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser
• Excel / Google Sheets workbook

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The workbook uses plain formulas only — SUM, IF, COUNTIF and the like — so it opens in Excel, LibreOffice and Google Sheets without anything breaking, and every calculated cell is grey so you can see which figures it worked out.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Where do I find sold prices?

Official price registers where they exist, such as land registry price-paid records or a national property price register, and the sold listings on property portals. Write where each figure came from in the source column.

How much should I adjust for a garage or an extension?

The sheet suggests no amounts. Adjustments are your own judgement of how much a difference is worth; keep them modest, note the reason for each, and treat the result as evidence rather than a valuation.

Where does floor area come from?

From the energy certificate, the floor plan on the listing or your own measurements. Use the same source for every home where you can, so the price per square metre compares like with like.

Is this a valuation?

No. It is your own research. A lender's valuation or a surveyor's report is a professional opinion; this sheet helps you judge an asking price or an offer and ask better questions.