Detached 2 sales on record

68 FENNEL WAY

FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG

£320,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Fairmoor	0.2 miles
Hospital	Northgate Hospital	0.3 miles
Shop	Unknown	1.1 miles
Train station	Morpeth	1.7 miles
University	Blyth Marine Station	9.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Floor area

116 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£320,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,759/m²

Local average

£468,767 (48 sales)

Street crime

17 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 19/11/2020

Expiry date: 18/11/2030

Current heating cost: £406/year

Potential heating cost: £458/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,515

Recommendations

Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£15)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£320,000	Detached	+10.4%	£313,012 to March 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/04/2021	£289,950	Detached	—	£352,997 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
40 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£315,000	17/12/2024	Detached
49 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FF	£268,000	24/11/2023	Detached
12 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£278,950	10/11/2023	Detached
13 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£241,950	31/10/2023	Detached
17 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£359,950	29/09/2023	Detached
8 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£308,950	29/09/2023	Detached
18 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£359,950	31/08/2023	Detached
NORTH LANE END BUTLEY BEN, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3JR	£1,225,000	13/07/2023	Detached
28 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG	£275,000	07/07/2023	Detached
44 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG	£323,950	05/07/2023	Detached
46 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£271,950	23/12/2022	Detached
32 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£384,950	22/12/2022	Detached
29 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£354,950	15/12/2022	Detached
40 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£294,950	09/12/2022	Detached
1 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£280,000	06/12/2022	Detached
28 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£404,950	30/11/2022	Detached
25 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£402,950	30/11/2022	Detached
15 ASPEN WAY, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3BF	£540,000	29/11/2022	Detached
4 CYPRESS COURT, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3EF	£370,000	21/11/2022	Detached
30 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN	£349,950	15/11/2022	Detached

Area average: £380,568 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 3.5%

10y growth 47.3%

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

1y (index) 1.8%

5y (index) 22.3%

10y (index) 41.8%

Rental Range

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

Low £604/mo

Realistic £671/mo

Optimistic £738/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Northumberland.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Fennel Way, NE61	£995/mo	3	0.08 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Bullers Green, NE61	£895/mo	2	0.94 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Olympia Gardens, NE61	£895/mo	2	1.16 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Newgate Street, NE61	£1,750/mo	1	1.19 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Biltons Court, NE61	£1,799/mo	2	1.19 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Biltons Court, NE61	£2,400/mo	2	1.19 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Biltons Court, NE61	£1,800/mo	1	1.19 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,505/mo (7 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

This street 5.4% gross yield avg £221,230 sale, £995/mo rent

Rent ratio 0.55%

Max investor price (0.8%) £218,750

Target investor price (1%) £175,000

Gross yield 6.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 15.2×

Monthly cashflow £290/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 3.7%

This street — Gross yield for this street only (Land Registry sales + rental comparables, same postcode + street).
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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	4
Violence and sexual offences	4
Criminal damage and arson	3
Public order	2
Burglary	1
Other theft	1
Shoplifting	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	17

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 8 Dec 2011
Morpeth Chantry Middle School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 1 Dec 2021
Morpeth Newminster Middle School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 9 Mar 2022
The King Edward VI School	Secondary	0.9 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth	Primary	1.2 miles	Good — 8 Mar 2016

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# 68 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG

## Property details

- Slug: `32c239b` (address key hash: `32c239b4f50f9e028f088f6f349db28ac8519848`)
- Postcode: NE61 3FG
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 116 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Last sold: £320,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,759/m²
- Local average: £468,767 (48 sales)
- Street crime: 17 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £320,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 18/11/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £406/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,515

### Recommendations
- E (£15)
- 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/4300-1339-2009-1541-9292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £320,000 | Detached | +10.4% | £313,012 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-3194-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2021-04-30 | £289,950 | Detached | — | £352,997 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ea3278aa-3b13-2676-e053-6b04a8c015f8) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 68 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG | £320,000 | 23/01/2026 | Detached |
| 68 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG | £289,950 | 30/04/2021 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £315,000 | 17/12/2024 | Detached |
| 49 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FF | £268,000 | 24/11/2023 | Detached |
| 12 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £278,950 | 10/11/2023 | Detached |
| 13 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £241,950 | 31/10/2023 | Detached |
| 17 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £359,950 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 8 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £308,950 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 18 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £359,950 | 31/08/2023 | Detached |
| NORTH LANE END BUTLEY BEN, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3JR | £1,225,000 | 13/07/2023 | Detached |
| 28 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG | £275,000 | 07/07/2023 | Detached |
| 44 FENNEL WAY, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FG | £323,950 | 05/07/2023 | Detached |
| 46 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £271,950 | 23/12/2022 | Detached |
| 32 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £384,950 | 22/12/2022 | Detached |
| 29 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £354,950 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| 40 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £294,950 | 09/12/2022 | Detached |
| 1 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £280,000 | 06/12/2022 | Detached |
| 28 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £404,950 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 25 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £402,950 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 15 ASPEN WAY, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3BF | £540,000 | 29/11/2022 | Detached |
| 4 CYPRESS COURT, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3EF | £370,000 | 21/11/2022 | Detached |
| 30 COMFREY DRIVE, FAIRMOOR MEADOWS, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3FN | £349,950 | 15/11/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £380,568 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.5%
- **10y growth:** 47.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Northumberland; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £604/mo
- **Realistic:** £671/mo
- **Optimistic:** £738/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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Fennel Way, NE61 | £995/mo | 3 | 0.08 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Bullers Green, NE61 | £895/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Olympia Gardens, NE61 | £895/mo | 2 | 1.16 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Newgate Street, NE61 | £1,750/mo | 1 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Biltons Court, NE61 | £1,799/mo | 2 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Biltons Court, NE61 | £2,400/mo | 2 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Biltons Court, NE61 | £1,800/mo | 1 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,505/mo (7 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.55% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £218,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £175,000

*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

- **This street:** 5.4% gross yield (avg £221,230 sale, £995/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £290/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.7%

*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).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

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

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **17** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Dec 2011 |
| Morpeth Chantry Middle School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 1 Dec 2021 |
| Morpeth Newminster Middle School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 9 Mar 2022 |
| The King Edward VI School | Secondary | 0.9 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth | Primary | 1.2 miles | Good — 8 Mar 2016 |