# 38 HEMSBY WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4QX

## Property details

- Slug: `3e8c1e1` (address key hash: `3e8c1e197e5ac30545ffe178e71a26183e85abb3`)
- Postcode: ST5 4QX
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 66 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Last sold: £202,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,061/m²
- Local average: £198,942 (144 sales)
- Street crime: 45 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £202,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 28/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £822/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0330-2421-9510-2125-1515)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £202,000 | Semi-detached | +30.3% | £196,777 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-510d-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2023-05-31 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | +17% | £171,230 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/09266ddc-0529-af90-e063-4704a8c02087) |
| Sold | 2015-10-30 | £132,500 | Semi-detached | — | £212,443 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/288dce29-97f7-e510-e050-a8c06205480e) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 HEMSBY WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4QX | £202,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 38 HEMSBY WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4QX | £155,000 | 31/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 38 HEMSBY WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4QX | £132,500 | 30/10/2015 | Semi-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 HALESWORTH CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LJ | £170,000 | 14/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 35 DARSHAM GARDENS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LW | £182,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 16 HALESWORTH CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LJ | £180,000 | 21/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 RANWORTH CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LL | £200,000 | 30/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 34 CHURSTON CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LP | £60,000 | 24/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 38 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £189,950 | 22/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 46 CHURSTON CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LP | £115,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 WROXHAM WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JZ | £175,000 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 26 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £160,000 | 08/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 CLAYDON CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JR | £230,000 | 29/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 25 DARSHAM GARDENS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LW | £195,000 | 18/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 39 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £185,000 | 28/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 YAXLEY COURT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JU | £200,000 | 24/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 SUDBURY PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LB | £275,000 | 09/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 DARSHAM GARDENS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LW | £180,000 | 20/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 RANWORTH CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LL | £180,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 39 CHURSTON CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LP | £112,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 WOODBRIDGE ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LA | £180,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 RANWORTH CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LL | £185,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 MORSTON DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LS | £226,500 | 30/06/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £179,023 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Ashridge Avenue, Westbury Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c9a6547) | £190,000 | 2 | Semi-detached | 0.14 mi |
| [Darsham Gardens, Westbury Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a80f15e) | £210,000 | 2 | Semi-detached | 0.19 mi |
| [Clayton Road, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7cda0ea) | £272,500 | 2 | Semi-detached | 0.56 mi |
| [Stockwood Road, Seabridge](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/67f89f5) | £350,000 | 2 | Semi-detached | 0.62 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 28.6%
- **10y growth:** 37.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Newcastle-under-Lyme; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 59.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Newcastle-under-Lyme). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £743/mo
- **Realistic:** £825/mo
- **Optimistic:** £908/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Staffordshire North (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Ranworth Close, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/891454f) | £950/mo | 2 | 0.04 miles | Rightmove |
| [Morston Drive, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/855979c) | £900/mo | 2 | 0.06 miles | Rightmove |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Wroxham Way, ST5 | £875/mo | 3 | 0.2 miles | OpenRent |
| [Enstone Court, Westbury Park, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2cb6c64) | £1,295/mo | 4 | 0.25 miles | Rightmove |
| [ Aspen Rise, Clayton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9214ff2) | £1,995/mo | 4 | 0.42 miles | Rightmove |
| [Waveney Court, Waveney Grove, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a460fec) | £845/mo | 1 | 0.57 miles | Rightmove |
| [Dart Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/09ca227) | £950/mo | 3 | 0.62 miles | Rightmove |
| [Dee Lane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a1a30a0) | £875/mo | 3 | 0.62 miles | Rightmove |
| [Warwick Avenue, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/94e1da4) | £950/mo | 2 | 0.7 miles | Rightmove |
| [Warwick Avenue, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/292328a) | £950/mo | 2 | 0.71 miles | Rightmove |
| 1 Bed Flat, Clayton Road, ST5 | £645/mo | 1 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| [Gloucester Grange, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/70a01ce) | £650/mo | 1 | 0.94 miles | Rightmove |
| [Gloucester Grange, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/94bc692) | £650/mo | 1 | 0.94 miles | Rightmove |
| [Gloucester Grange, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e4799a3) | £650/mo | 1 | 0.94 miles | Rightmove |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woodlands Road, ST4 | £1,100/mo | 4 | 1.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Newcastle Road, ST4 | £850/mo | 3 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |
| [The Coach House, Butterton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9c3c8f4) | £4,995/mo | 4 | 1.14 miles | Rightmove |
| [Beresford Crescent, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c843ca8) | £3,250/mo | 5 | 1.41 miles | Rightmove |
| [Lymes Road, Butterton, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c42b9c4) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.42 miles | Rightmove |
| [Lymes Road, Butterton, Newcastle Staffordshire ST5 4DR](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ea7150c) | £4,950/mo | 5 | 1.44 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £990/mo (136 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,000

*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 £950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £35/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.7%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **45** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 Apr 2014 |
| Clayton Hall Academy | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 18 Mar 2024 |
| Seabridge Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 22 Mar 2012 |
| Langdale Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 15 Sep 2024 |
| St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School | Primary | 1.2 miles | Good — 5 May 2017 |