Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

19 CARPENTER ROAD

STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ

£175,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Rexel	0.3 miles
Train station	Longton	0.3 miles
Bus stop	Unknown	0.4 miles
Hospital	Royal Stoke University Hospital	3.0 miles
University	Keele University	5.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Bathrooms (EPC)

Floor area

60 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£175,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,917/m²

Local average

£172,682 (94 sales)

Street crime

399 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 19/09/2025

Current heating cost: £850/year

Potential heating cost: £741/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,923

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£390 - £455)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£175,000	Semi-detached	+79.5%	£175,163 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/04/2010	£97,500	Semi-detached	—	£165,473 to February 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
15 THANET GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2NH	£130,000	12/06/2025	Semi-detached
48 ASTRO GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LL	£200,000	30/06/2023	Semi-detached
14 THANET GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2NH	£152,000	11/05/2023	Semi-detached
3 CARPENTER ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ	£158,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
130 FOLEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LW	£151,867	01/11/2022	Semi-detached
42 ASTRO GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LL	£100,000	14/01/2022	Semi-detached
5 CARPENTER ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ	£120,000	19/11/2021	Semi-detached
40 ASTRO GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LL	£130,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £142,733 (8 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom EPC estimate).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Gardiner Drive, Stoke-On-Trent ST3 2RQ	£160,000	3	Semi-detached	0.47 mi
Galsworthy Road, Stoke-On-Trent	£185,000	3	Semi-detached	0.75 mi
Central Drive, Stoke-On-Trent	£96,000	3	Semi-detached	0.77 mi
68 Central Drive, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST3 2AP	£96,000	3	Semi-detached	0.77 mi
Ballinson Road, Stoke On Trent, ST3 3AL	£100,000	3	Semi-detached	0.82 mi
Meaford Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire	£165,000	3	Semi-detached	0.86 mi
Church Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3	£210,000	3	Semi-detached	0.92 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 31.1%

10y growth 55.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Stoke-on-Trent. Series: Semi-detached. As of February 2026.

1y (index) 1.5%

5y (index) 24%

10y (index) 56.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Stoke-on-Trent. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £637/mo

Realistic £708/mo

Optimistic £779/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Stoke-on-Trent.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 1-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
The Strand, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3	£550/mo	—	0.39 miles	Rightmove
The Strand, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3	£700/mo	1	0.39 miles	Rightmove
Market Street, Stoke on Trent	£650/mo	1	0.45 miles	Rightmove
Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3	£700/mo	1	0.5 miles	Rightmove
Cromartie Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3	£600/mo	1	0.7 miles	Rightmove
Tollgate Court, Trentham Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 3BH	£525/mo	1	1.2 miles	Rightmove

Average rent: £621/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.36%

Max investor price (0.8%) £78,125

Target investor price (1%) £62,500

Gross yield 4.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 23.3×

Monthly cashflow £-152/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.6%

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
Violence and sexual offences	142
Anti-social behaviour	64
Public order	47
Shoplifting	34
Burglary	23
Other theft	22
Criminal damage and arson	21
Vehicle crime	17
Other crime	10
Robbery	7
Possession of weapons	5
Drugs	4
Bicycle theft	3
Total incidents	399

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
St Thomas More Catholic Academy	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 8 Jun 2017
St Gregory's Catholic Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 12 Jan 2017
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Co-Op Academy Clarice Cliff	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 18 Jan 2024
Intuition Holistic Education	Other	0.6 miles	Good — 17 Jan 2023

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# 19 CARPENTER ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ

## Property details

- Slug: `5232b07` (address key hash: `5232b075a668a51b4873e848fea62220c53fca01`)
- Postcode: ST3 2LJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 1
- Bathrooms (EPC): 1
- Floor area: 60 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £175,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,917/m²
- Local average: £172,682 (94 sales)
- Street crime: 399 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £175,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £850/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,923

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£390 - £455)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2125-1106-0119-8528-3135)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | +79.5% | £175,163 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-531c-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2010-04-16 | £97,500 | Semi-detached | — | £165,473 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/afb90d1a-b1ad-4b4e-ba24-9272705bcbd4) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 CARPENTER ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ | £175,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 19 CARPENTER ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ | £97,500 | 16/04/2010 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 THANET GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2NH | £130,000 | 12/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 48 ASTRO GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LL | £200,000 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 THANET GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2NH | £152,000 | 11/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 CARPENTER ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ | £158,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 130 FOLEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LW | £151,867 | 01/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 ASTRO GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LL | £100,000 | 14/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 CARPENTER ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LJ | £120,000 | 19/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 40 ASTRO GROVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2LL | £130,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £142,733 (8 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom EPC estimate).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Gardiner Drive, Stoke-On-Trent ST3 2RQ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/af8df99) | £160,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.47 mi |
| [Galsworthy Road, Stoke-On-Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9a20b9a) | £185,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.75 mi |
| [Central Drive, Stoke-On-Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e506c7a) | £96,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.77 mi |
| [68 Central Drive, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST3 2AP](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4d4a7b1) | £96,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.77 mi |
| [Ballinson Road, Stoke On Trent, ST3 3AL](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ddbc1fc) | £100,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.82 mi |
| [Meaford Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/48873c6) | £165,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.86 mi |
| [Church Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/304e5f5) | £210,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.92 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 31.1%
- **10y growth:** 55.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Stoke-on-Trent; Semi-detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 24%
- **10y growth (index):** 56.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Stoke-on-Trent). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £637/mo
- **Realistic:** £708/mo
- **Optimistic:** £779/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, preferring 1-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [The Strand, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/950884b) | £550/mo | — | 0.39 miles | Rightmove |
| [The Strand, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5bd1d65) | £700/mo | 1 | 0.39 miles | Rightmove |
| [Market Street, Stoke on Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/999aa60) | £650/mo | 1 | 0.45 miles | Rightmove |
| [Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0f8a667) | £700/mo | 1 | 0.5 miles | Rightmove |
| [Cromartie Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7b2df8b) | £600/mo | 1 | 0.7 miles | Rightmove |
| [Tollgate Court, Trentham Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 3BH](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0d3c3a8) | £525/mo | 1 | 1.2 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £621/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £78,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £62,500

*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 £625/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-152/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.6%

*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 | 142 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 64 |
| Public order | 47 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Other theft | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **399** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2017 |
| St Gregory's Catholic Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 12 Jan 2017 |
| St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Co-Op Academy Clarice Cliff | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 18 Jan 2024 |
| Intuition Holistic Education | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 17 Jan 2023 |