Detached 2 sales on record

26 GRASMERE CLOSE

BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DS

£335,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Winchcombe Drive	0.1 miles
Shop	Hursts	0.5 miles
Train station	Burton-on-Trent	1.6 miles
Hospital	Queen's Hospital	2.5 miles
University	University of Derby - Markeaton Street Campus	10.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

122 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£335,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,746/m²

Local average

£346,294 (34 sales)

Street crime

97 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 29/10/2025

Expiry date: 28/10/2035

Current heating cost: £1,199/year

Potential heating cost: £1,064/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £7,735

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	24/03/2026	£335,000	Detached	+100.6%	£326,913 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	01/06/2010	£167,000	Detached	—	£272,542 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£335,000
listed	30/10/2025	£335,000
sold	01/01/2010	£167,000
sold	01/01/2002	£132,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
35 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB	£309,000	19/12/2025	Detached
12 TUTBURY DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9PA	£370,000	19/12/2025	Detached
6 DERWENT ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FR	£260,000	18/12/2025	Detached
23 CLIFTON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DW	£375,000	21/11/2025	Detached
1 LONGFORD CLOSE, STAPENHILL, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FZ	£470,000	30/11/2023	Detached
8 TUTBURY DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9PA	£320,000	23/08/2023	Detached
9 CLIFTON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DW	£350,000	28/07/2023	Detached
8 MORLEY CLOSE, STAPENHILL, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9EW	£360,000	06/06/2023	Detached
17 CLIFTON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DW	£325,000	02/05/2023	Detached
1 AVON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FY	£280,000	11/04/2023	Detached
52 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GD	£350,000	11/04/2023	Detached
20 ASHBROOK, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FS	£285,000	19/12/2022	Detached
31 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB	£395,000	14/11/2022	Detached
22 GRASMERE CLOSE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DS	£221,000	02/11/2022	Detached
9 WINCHCOMBE DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9EN	£292,500	06/09/2022	Detached
47 GRAFTON ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DN	£158,000	03/08/2022	Detached
66 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GD	£320,000	27/07/2022	Detached
10 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB	£395,000	05/07/2022	Detached
2 TUTBURY DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9PA	£350,000	01/07/2022	Detached
8 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB	£329,750	30/05/2022	Detached

Area average: £325,763 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 2.6%

10y growth 21.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): East Staffordshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.6%

5y (index) 20.9%

10y (index) 46.2%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for East Staffordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £754/mo

Realistic £838/mo

Optimistic £922/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Staffordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Eastern Staffordshire: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Ashby Road, DE15	£1,300/mo	4	0.49 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Terraced House, Bearwood Hill Road, DE15	£1,100/mo	4	0.67 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Melbourne Avenue, DE15	£3,400/mo	4	0.7 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,933/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.39%

Max investor price (0.8%) £162,500

Target investor price (1%) £130,000

Gross yield 4.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 21.5×

Monthly cashflow £-174/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	42
Anti-social behaviour	16
Public order	13
Criminal damage and arson	10
Other theft	5
Burglary	4
Drugs	2
Possession of weapons	2
Robbery	2
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	97

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Tower View Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 12 Dec 2021
Paulet High School	Secondary	0.7 miles	Good — 13 May 2024
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy	Primary	0.7 miles	Requires improvement — 14 Mar 2023
The Violet Way Academy	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 29 Apr 2024
Burton PRU	Other	0.8 miles	Good — 21 Jul 2019

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
03/07/2006	07/06/2006	6	1

# 26 GRASMERE CLOSE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DS

## Property details

- Slug: `21f2220` (address key hash: `21f22205e0274f8809047d6da609627361cf91b1`)
- Postcode: DE15 9DS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 122 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £335,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,746/m²
- Local average: £346,294 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 97 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £335,000
- Date: 2026-03-24
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 28/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,199/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £7,735

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- G (£220 - £250)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7112-9105-5002-0620-3292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-24 | £335,000 | Detached | +100.6% | £326,913 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-94c5-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2010-06-01 | £167,000 | Detached | — | £272,542 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/22dce37b-c647-45f3-8ab0-442dc6a35ad1) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 26 GRASMERE CLOSE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DS | £335,000 | 24/03/2026 | Detached |
| 26 GRASMERE CLOSE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DS | £167,000 | 01/06/2010 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168798587](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/59086d1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £335,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-30 | £335,000 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £167,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £132,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB | £309,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached |
| 12 TUTBURY DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9PA | £370,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached |
| 6 DERWENT ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FR | £260,000 | 18/12/2025 | Detached |
| 23 CLIFTON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DW | £375,000 | 21/11/2025 | Detached |
| 1 LONGFORD CLOSE, STAPENHILL, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FZ | £470,000 | 30/11/2023 | Detached |
| 8 TUTBURY DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9PA | £320,000 | 23/08/2023 | Detached |
| 9 CLIFTON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DW | £350,000 | 28/07/2023 | Detached |
| 8 MORLEY CLOSE, STAPENHILL, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9EW | £360,000 | 06/06/2023 | Detached |
| 17 CLIFTON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DW | £325,000 | 02/05/2023 | Detached |
| 1 AVON WAY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FY | £280,000 | 11/04/2023 | Detached |
| 52 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GD | £350,000 | 11/04/2023 | Detached |
| 20 ASHBROOK, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9FS | £285,000 | 19/12/2022 | Detached |
| 31 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB | £395,000 | 14/11/2022 | Detached |
| 22 GRASMERE CLOSE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DS | £221,000 | 02/11/2022 | Detached |
| 9 WINCHCOMBE DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9EN | £292,500 | 06/09/2022 | Detached |
| 47 GRAFTON ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9DN | £158,000 | 03/08/2022 | Detached |
| 66 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GD | £320,000 | 27/07/2022 | Detached |
| 10 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB | £395,000 | 05/07/2022 | Detached |
| 2 TUTBURY DRIVE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9PA | £350,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached |
| 8 DOVERIDGE ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT, EAST STAFFORDSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE15 9GB | £329,750 | 30/05/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £325,763 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 2.6%
- **10y growth:** 21.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Staffordshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (East Staffordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £754/mo
- **Realistic:** £838/mo
- **Optimistic:** £922/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Eastern Staffordshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Ashby Road, DE15 | £1,300/mo | 4 | 0.49 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Bearwood Hill Road, DE15 | £1,100/mo | 4 | 0.67 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Melbourne Avenue, DE15 | £3,400/mo | 4 | 0.7 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,933/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.39% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £162,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £130,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-174/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **97** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Tower View Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 12 Dec 2021 |
| Paulet High School | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 13 May 2024 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 14 Mar 2023 |
| The Violet Way Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 29 Apr 2024 |
| Burton PRU | Other | 0.8 miles | Good — 21 Jul 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3850813
- **Address:** 26 Grasmere Close, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE15 9DS
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/07/2006
- **Work Completed:** 07/06/2006
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 1 door(s)