# CASTLE HILLS OAK LODGE, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND, TD15 1PB

## Property details

- Slug: `ace729b` (address key hash: `ace729b029e6e326cb57deb47cdce42fbab304f2`)
- Postcode: TD15 1PB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 89 m²
- EPC rating: F
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £385,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,326/m²
- Local average: £208,800 (20 sales)
- Street crime: 57 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £385,000
- Date: 2026-02-13
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** F
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 11/06/2025 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £1,798/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £24,325

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0530-2862-7062-9895-7061)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-13 | £385,000 | Terraced | +16.7% | £383,248 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-7531-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2022-03-25 | £330,000 | Terraced | — | £387,777 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/de2d0cdf-f304-51ee-e053-6c04a8c00671) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| CASTLE HILLS OAK LODGE, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND, TD15 1PB | £385,000 | 13/02/2026 | Terraced |
| CASTLE HILLS OAK LODGE, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND, TD15 1PB | £330,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168580490](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0be680d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £385,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-24 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £330,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| PLOT 6, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND, TD15 1PB | £93,000 | 01/06/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £93,000 (1 sale)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [2 The Court House, Wallace Green, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 1FD](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bc1ff74) | £765,000 | 4 | Terraced | 0.94 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 59.8%
- **10y growth:** 75.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Northumberland; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £611/mo
- **Realistic:** £679/mo
- **Optimistic:** £747/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Northumberland (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £84,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £67,900

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **57** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Holy Trinity Church of England First School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 3 Apr 2014 |
| Berwick Middle School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 11 Nov 2013 |
| Berwick St Mary's Church of England First School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 22 May 2017 |
| St Cuthberts Catholic First School, Berwick | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 14 Mar 2018 |
| Tweedmouth West First School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 8 Mar 2020 |