# 163 WALKER ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE6 1RN

## Property details

- Slug: `7dbc1a5` (address key hash: `7dbc1a5691f043ce7284e94b9c84406428263f83`)
- Postcode: NE6 1RN
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 88 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £220,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,500/m²
- Local average: £223,592 (50 sales)
- Street crime: 691 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £220,000
- Date: 2026-01-26
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 21/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £828/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,200

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2229-3053-4208-5455-9200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-26 | £220,000 | Terraced | +83.3% | £220,774 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-829e-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2017-05-12 | £120,000 | Terraced | — | £171,579 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50f18103-9ac4-9fd5-e050-a8c063054923) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 163 WALKER ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE6 1RN | £220,000 | 26/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 163 WALKER ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE6 1RN | £120,000 | 12/05/2017 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 RODNEY STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE6 1RJ | £147,500 | 08/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 14 BROCK STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE6 1QZ | £74,500 | 19/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 157 WALKER ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE6 1RN | £185,689 | 14/10/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £135,896 (3 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 54.9%
- **10y growth:** 38.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Newcastle upon Tyne; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 25.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 45%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,085/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,206/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,327/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Tyneside (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Tube Court, NE1 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Tube Court, NE1 | £2,395/mo | 2 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Redgrave Close, NE8 | £1,500/mo | 4 | 0.67 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Redgrave Close, NE8 | £1,150/mo | 3 | 0.68 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Detached House, Renforth Close, NE8 | £750/mo | 1 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Penthouse, Milk Market, NE1 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,333/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.55% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*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 £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £189/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.5%

*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 | 160 |
| Shoplifting | 154 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 123 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Public order | 44 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Other theft | 28 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| **Total incidents** | **691** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Byker Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 29 Sep 2017 |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 17 Jan 2018 |
| Gateshead College | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| Hotspur Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 11 Mar 2014 |
| Welbeck Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 25 Feb 2024 |