Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

97 WILLOWBAY DRIVE

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP

£190,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Sir Bobby Robson Way	0.1 miles
Shop	Guinot	0.4 miles
Train station	Wansbeck Road	1.3 miles
University	Unknown	3.3 miles
Hospital	Priory Day Hospital	7.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Floor area

115 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£190,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£1,652/m²

Local average

£150,750 (8 sales)

Street crime

66 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 19/11/2020

Expiry date: 18/11/2030

Current heating cost: £298/year

Potential heating cost: £298/year

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£190,000	Flat	+14.5%	£189,294 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	23/12/2020	£165,950	Flat	—	£198,733 to April 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
81 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£162,500	10/12/2025	Flat
77 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£126,000	04/12/2025	Flat
21 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£145,000	03/07/2023	Flat
25 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£150,000	02/12/2022	Flat
59 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£132,500	09/11/2022	Flat
71 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£150,000	18/07/2022	Flat
21 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£150,000	05/07/2022	Flat
169 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EQ	£149,950	17/06/2022	Flat
64 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£125,000	20/04/2022	Flat
61 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£161,000	16/03/2022	Flat
44 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£135,000	01/03/2022	Flat
66 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£136,000	25/02/2022	Flat
39 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP	£168,000	22/02/2022	Flat
64 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£125,000	27/01/2022	Flat
54 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£136,000	07/01/2022	Flat
171 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EQ	£149,950	17/12/2021	Flat
26 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£145,000	17/12/2021	Flat
36 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£129,000	10/12/2021	Flat
53 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£162,500	08/12/2021	Flat
49 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP	£135,000	22/11/2021	Flat

Area average: £143,670 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 38.1%

10y growth 34.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Newcastle upon Tyne. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.2%

5y (index) 12.4%

10y (index) 28%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Newcastle upon Tyne. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,084/mo

Realistic £1,204/mo

Optimistic £1,324/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Newcastle upon Tyne.

LHA (30th percentile) 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
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Wagonway Drive, NE13	£1,400/mo	3	0.46 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Leasingthorne Way, NE13	£2,500/mo	3	0.53 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,950/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.03%

Max investor price (0.8%) £243,750

Target investor price (1%) £195,000

Gross yield 12.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 8.1×

Monthly cashflow £982/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 21.4%

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
Anti-social behaviour	27
Violence and sexual offences	18
Criminal damage and arson	6
Other theft	5
Burglary	3
Other crime	2
Public order	2
Shoplifting	2
Robbery	1
Total incidents	66

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Brunton First School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 20 Nov 2015
Havannah First School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 29 Jan 2014
Hazlewood Community Primary School	Primary	1.0 miles	Good — 28 Feb 2013
North Fawdon Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Regent Farm First School	Primary	1.4 miles	Good — 27 Feb 2012

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 97 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP

## Property details

- Slug: `f99451f` (address key hash: `f99451f97c795bdb0ffa4dacf321baef44dd6e46`)
- Postcode: NE13 9EP
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Floor area: 115 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £190,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £1,652/m²
- Local average: £150,750 (8 sales)
- Street crime: 66 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £190,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 18/11/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £298/year

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2550-5039-2109-5761-1292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £190,000 | Flat | +14.5% | £189,294 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-b2db-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2020-12-23 | £165,950 | Flat | — | £198,733 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/d93b27b1-7d31-3100-e053-6c04a8c08887) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 97 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £190,000 | 23/01/2026 | Flat |
| 97 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £165,950 | 23/12/2020 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 81 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £162,500 | 10/12/2025 | Flat |
| 77 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £126,000 | 04/12/2025 | Flat |
| 21 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £145,000 | 03/07/2023 | Flat |
| 25 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £150,000 | 02/12/2022 | Flat |
| 59 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £132,500 | 09/11/2022 | Flat |
| 71 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £150,000 | 18/07/2022 | Flat |
| 21 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £150,000 | 05/07/2022 | Flat |
| 169 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EQ | £149,950 | 17/06/2022 | Flat |
| 64 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £125,000 | 20/04/2022 | Flat |
| 61 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £161,000 | 16/03/2022 | Flat |
| 44 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £135,000 | 01/03/2022 | Flat |
| 66 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £136,000 | 25/02/2022 | Flat |
| 39 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EP | £168,000 | 22/02/2022 | Flat |
| 64 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £125,000 | 27/01/2022 | Flat |
| 54 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £136,000 | 07/01/2022 | Flat |
| 171 WILLOWBAY DRIVE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9EQ | £149,950 | 17/12/2021 | Flat |
| 26 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £145,000 | 17/12/2021 | Flat |
| 36 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £129,000 | 10/12/2021 | Flat |
| 53 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £162,500 | 08/12/2021 | Flat |
| 49 ELMWOOD PARK COURT, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR, NE13 9BP | £135,000 | 22/11/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £143,670 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 38.1%
- **10y growth:** 34.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Newcastle upon Tyne; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 28%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,084/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,204/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,324/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Wagonway Drive, NE13 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Leasingthorne Way, NE13 | £2,500/mo | 3 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,950/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.03% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £243,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £195,000

*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 £1,950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 12.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £982/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 21.4%

*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 | 27 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **66** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brunton First School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2015 |
| Havannah First School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 29 Jan 2014 |
| Hazlewood Community Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 28 Feb 2013 |
| North Fawdon Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Regent Farm First School | Primary | 1.4 miles | Good — 27 Feb 2012 |