# 4 bedroom semi-detached house for rent (ST5 2PB)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 171 ORME ROAD, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 2PB |
| Price | £1,668 pcm |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | A |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 |
| Floor area | 70 m² |
| Last sold | £102,500 Jan 2018 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 22/02/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £435/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,735

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£35)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O3 (£1,000 - £1,400)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2978-6083-7242-5703-2900)

## Description

STUDENTS - AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 

A lovely 4 bedroom student property, very closely located to Keele University. Gas, Water, Electricity and Broadband Bills included, subject to a usage allowance. The direct bus to Keele University stops outside this property. 

One large double, Two medium sized doubles and One single room. All rooms come with bed, wardrobe, drawer, desk and chair. 

Modern Fitted kitchen / lounge area with breakfast bar and stool, sofa, kitchen has integrated oven/hob and extractor hood, fridge freezer and washing machine

Main bathroom has bath with overbath shower and toilet facilities.

Off road parking, gas central heataing, double glazed throughout. 

Great location for Keele University

Whilst the details listed within this description are believed to be accurate and up to date you should check with the agent that any appliances listed will be present at the start of the let. Where a property is let unfurnished, should an appliance become faulty the landlord may not replace it - excluding cookers & boilers for which the landlord remains responsible. In some instances gas fires may have been disconnected where central heating systems are present. Where a property is advertised inclusive of bills, the bills will be subject to a fair usage allowance, details of this can be provided upon request and application.

EPC rating: C.

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## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 171 ORME ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2PB | £102,500 | 12/01/2018 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 278 ORME ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2PB | £120,000 | 10/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 53 ST PATRICKS DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2NX | £150,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 RENFREW CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2JZ | £207,500 | 29/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11 RENFREW CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2JZ | £210,000 | 28/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 26 GALINGALE VIEW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2GR | £200,000 | 12/01/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 28 GALINGALE VIEW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2GR | £211,000 | 14/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 228 ORME ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2PB | £147,000 | 26/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 33 GADWALL CROFT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2GL | £185,000 | 07/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 26 SNOWGOOSE WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2GA | £176,500 | 24/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 RENFREW CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2JZ | £185,000 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 33 ROSEMARY HILL, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2FE | £205,995 | 22/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 189 ORME ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2PB | £167,000 | 28/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 14 ROSEMARY HILL, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2FE | £205,995 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ROSEMARY HILL, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2FE | £205,995 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 ST ANDREWS DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2NW | £130,000 | 27/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 31 ROSEMARY HILL, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2FE | £205,995 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 POOLFIELD AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2NL | £261,500 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 ROSEACRE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2LS | £200,000 | 09/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 GREENOCK CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2LG | £195,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 GADWALL CROFT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2GL | £158,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 GADWALL CROFT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2GL | £160,000 | 30/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 ST MARTINS ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2NP | £90,000 | 17/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 220 ORME ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2PB | £143,000 | 10/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 GREYLAG GATE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2GP | £190,100 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 185 ORME ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 2PB | £125,000 | 22/04/2022 | Terraced |

**Street average:** £140,400 (5 sales)
**Area average:** £186,679 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £198,942 (144 Semi-detached, ST5, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -99.2%

## 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).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £798/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Snowgoose Way, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/054fe3a) | £1,700/mo | 4 | 0.12 miles | Rightmove |
| [9 Rothesay Court, Rothesay Av, Westlands, ST5 2LX](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8dbfc26) | £210/mo | — | 0.25 miles | Rightmove |
| [Modern Studio In Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8659b7d) | £560/mo | — | 0.7 miles | Rightmove |
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Heath St, ST5 | £895/mo | 4 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Roberts Avenue, ST5 | £1,900/mo | 4 | 0.79 miles | OpenRent |
| [Valley View, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/690e570) | £1,300/mo | 4 | 0.97 miles | Rightmove |
| [Ground Floor Shop, 113 High Street, Silverdale, ST6 6LX](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d1263f1) | £450/mo | — | 1.11 miles | Rightmove |
| [Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bced143) | £1/mo | — | 1.15 miles | Rightmove |
| [Dimsdale Hall Drive, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7e74bbb) | £1,750/mo | 4 | 1.62 miles | Rightmove |
| [Enstone Court, Westbury Park, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2cb6c64) | £1,295/mo | 4 | 1.82 miles | Rightmove |
| [London Road, Chesterton, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9c2e45c) | £1,200/mo | 4 | 1.82 miles | Rightmove |
| [The Coach House, Butterton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9c3c8f4) | £4,995/mo | 4 | 2.15 miles | Rightmove |
| [ Aspen Rise, Clayton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9214ff2) | £1,995/mo | 4 | 2.34 miles | Rightmove |
| [Snape Hall Road, Whitmore, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/99762c2) | £1,800/mo | 4 | 3.98 miles | Rightmove |
| [Stableford, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e0262d1) | £1,400/mo | 4 | 4.62 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £1,430/mo (15 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 77.94% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £162,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £130,000

*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 £1,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 935.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 0.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,138/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2824.2%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £24/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 28.4%
- **10y growth:** 36.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 59.4%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)