# 5 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER

## Property details

- Slug: `2ee0b36` (address key hash: `2ee0b36d488eb186852bd6f8907da0680d3c759a`)
- Postcode: NE24 4ER
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 79 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £210,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,658/m²
- Local average: £147,991 (67 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £210,000
- Date: 2026-04-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 27/02/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £232/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7400-9988-9232-3527-0273)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-27 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | 0% | £210,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-3a14-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2023-03-24 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | — | £237,752 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2859c1ac-3902-52b4-e063-4804a8c05948) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £210,000 | 27/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 5 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £210,000 | 24/03/2023 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167656592](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/63dc292)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £210,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-01 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £210,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £103,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £102,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 17 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £103,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £103,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £103,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £103,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 18 ALSTON CLOSE, LONG GRANGE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE24 4ER | £103,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £102,857 (7 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 9.9%
- **10y growth:** 24.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North East; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 10.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 43%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £698/mo
- **Realistic:** £776/mo
- **Optimistic:** £854/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Northumberland (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 | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Albatross Way, NE24 | £850/mo | 3 | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*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 £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-87/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.7%

*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).*