# 31 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA

## Property details

- Slug: `73b0fbc` (address key hash: `73b0fbcf0b8dfcbcc34171e69a7da82138c68d21`)
- Postcode: ST5 7RA
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 3
- Floor area: 61 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £187,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,066/m²
- Local average: £200,295 (141 sales)
- Street crime: 56 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £187,000
- Date: 2026-01-07
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £643/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,823

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- C (£15 - £30)
- F (£200 - £400)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- 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/2712-4122-4229-2759-3292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-07 | £187,000 | Semi-detached | +23% | £185,962 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-5095-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2021-03-04 | £152,000 | Semi-detached | +52% | £193,373 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c3c3f9b6-2e1d-362b-e053-6b04a8c03acc) |
| Sold | 2011-07-29 | £100,000 | Semi-detached | — | £179,167 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/288b24c9-1c67-4771-aa78-144f0310e122) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 31 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA | £187,000 | 07/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 31 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA | £152,000 | 04/03/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 31 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA | £100,000 | 29/07/2011 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA | £150,000 | 20/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 46 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL | £190,000 | 16/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BELLS HOLLOW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AJ | £280,000 | 06/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 250 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AB | £180,000 | 22/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 215 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AB | £132,500 | 29/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL | £145,000 | 11/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 30 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA | £128,000 | 14/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 25B NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL | £118,000 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 239 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AB | £143,000 | 24/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 WHITCHURCH GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QU | £150,000 | 21/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 172 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AA | £175,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 40 CHESTNUT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7DD | £50,000 | 22/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 WENLOCK CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QF | £190,000 | 14/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 84A LIVERPOOL ROAD, RED STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AF | £167,000 | 01/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 WHITCHURCH GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QU | £243,000 | 25/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 170 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AA | £184,000 | 10/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 WENLOCK CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QF | £145,000 | 06/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 168 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AA | £200,000 | 04/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25A NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL | £118,500 | 31/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL | £170,000 | 26/10/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £162,950 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type, preferring 3-bedroom homes (EPC estimate for this property). Use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Fir Tree Place, Chesterton, Newcastle, ST5 7BA](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c920b1f) | £100,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.57 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 29%
- **10y growth:** 54.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 3.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 60.7%

## 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, preferring 3-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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Victoria Street, Chesterton, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3955fdd) | £700/mo | 3 | 0.87 miles | Rightmove |
| [Watermills, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2c49cfd) | £930/mo | 3 | 1.02 miles | Rightmove |
| [London Road, Chesterton, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/38fae5c) | £895/mo | 3 | 1.03 miles | Rightmove |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Knype Way, ST5 | £925/mo | 3 | 1.05 miles | OpenRent |
| [Warwick Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST5 7JQ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2a1fbb7) | £795/mo | 3 | 1.07 miles | Rightmove |
| [Willard Close, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3d9f3c2) | £1,000/mo | 3 | 1.12 miles | Rightmove |
| [Mount Pleasant, Newcastle Under Lyme](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/dce6e8e) | £850/mo | 3 | 1.16 miles | Rightmove |
| [Dimsdale View East, Porthill, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/359a5dc) | £850/mo | 3 | 1.72 miles | Rightmove |
| [Hassam Parade, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b939fa2) | £1,300/mo | 3 | 1.81 miles | Rightmove |
| [Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bced143) | £1/mo | — | 1.99 miles | Rightmove |
| [Court Lane, Wolstanton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/70af139) | £1,395/mo | 3 | 2.07 miles | Rightmove |
| [High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ced9126) | £950/mo | 3 | 2.52 miles | Rightmove |
| [Sutton Avenue, Heritage Park](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/560952f) | £1,350/mo | 3 | 2.59 miles | Rightmove |
| [Tregew Place](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4530378) | £1,100/mo | 3 | 2.63 miles | Rightmove |
| [Jason Street, NEWCASTLE](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e7bdba6) | £850/mo | 3 | 2.66 miles | Rightmove |
| [Basford Park Road, Newcastle Under Lyme](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3edc882) | £995/mo | 3 | 2.67 miles | Rightmove |
| [Waters Edge Close, Silverdale, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2914cd8) | £1,000/mo | 3 | 2.68 miles | Rightmove |
| [Ground Floor Shop, 113 High Street, Silverdale, ST6 6LX](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d1263f1) | £450/mo | — | 2.79 miles | Rightmove |
| [Enderley Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5fe428d) | £1,350/mo | 3 | 2.84 miles | Rightmove |
| [Sydney Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1054f96) | £925/mo | 3 | 2.95 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £948/mo (32 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.5% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £116,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £92,800

*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 £928/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £74/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.6%

*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 | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **56** |

*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 Chad's CofE (C) Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 10 Apr 2014 |
| Crackley Bank Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 21 May 2023 |
| Chesterton Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 8 Jul 2021 |
| Chesterton Community Sports College | Secondary | 1.1 miles | Good — 13 Nov 2022 |
| Bursley Academy | Primary | 1.1 miles | Requires improvement — 18 Mar 2024 |