For sale Semi-detached

37 PORTLAND DRIVE

SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT ST7 3BS

3 beds 1 baths 1,249 sq ft Listed 31 Oct 2025 (-225d)

£275,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

116 m²

Council tax band

C

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Price per m²

£2,371/m²

Local average

£209,071 (+31.5%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (17,775 of 33,755)

Street crime

11 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Semi-Detached Family Home
  • Extended Accommodation
  • Three Bedrooms
  • Two Reception Rooms
  • Large Rear Garden
  • Backing Onto Playing Fields
  • Ample Off-Road Parking
  • Excellent Scholar Green Location

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

An excellent opportunity to purchase an extended three bedroom semi-detached home with a sizeable rear garden and backing onto playing fields, occupying a prime position within Scholar Green!

Featuring a much larger-than-average garden, this semi-detached family home has ample potential and scope to create a superb family home!

An entrance porch and hallway leads to a dining room and an extended lounge, which features patio doors leading to the rear garden, with a kitchen, rear hall and downstairs W/C completing the ground floor. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms and the family bathroom.

Ample off-road parking for multiple vehicles is provided via a paved driveway, with a detached garage offering further parking and storage space. To the rear of the property is a sizeable garden which is mostly laid to lawn, and offers an excellent degree of privacy. Backing onto playing fields, the garden creates an idyllic space to relax and enjoy the sunshine!

Situated on Portland Drive, the property is perfectly placed for a number of transport links including the A34, A500 and M6, as well as the wealth of amenities within both Alsager and Congleton. Scholar Green Nursery and Primary School is within close proximity, whilst a number of walks along the nearby Trent & Mersey Canal and in the surrounding countryside are quite literally on your doorstep!

A superb family home which is full of potential! Please contact Stephenson Browne to arrange your viewing.

Entrance Porch - Twin open opening double glazed doors to the front and inner door to the hall.

Entrance Hall - Useful under stairs storage cupboard with double glazed window to the side and wall mounted gas central heating boiler. Radiator, stairs to the first floor accommodation and doors leading off.

Lounge - 6.21 x 3.49 (20'4" x 11'5") - Sliding double glazed doors over looking the large rear garden. Two radiators, gas fire, wall lighting and TV point.

Dining Room - 3.776 x 3.46 (12'4" x 11'4") - Maximum measurements into bay window - Double glazed bay window to the front and radiator. Gas fire and wall lighting.

Kitchen - 4.75m x 1.96m (15'7" x 6'5") - Two double glazed windows to the side and tiled floor. Range of wall and base units, incorporating inset stainless steel sink unit, electric cooker point and plumbing for washing machine.

Rear Hall - Double glazed door to the side and door to WC.

Downstairs W/C - Window to the rear. WC and radiator.

Landing - Window to the side and doors leading off, storage cupboard.

Bedroom One - 3.91m into bay x 2.88m upto wardrobes (12'9" into - Double glazed window to the front and radiator. Built in wardrobes.

Bedroom Two - 3.66m x 2.87m to wardrobes (12'0" x 9'4" to wardro - Double glazed window to the rear over looking the rear garden. Built in wardrobe.

Bedroom Three - 2.09 x 2.00 (6'10" x 6'6") - Double glazed window to the front elevation and radiator.

Bathroom - 2.143 x 2.009 (7'0" x 6'7") - Double glazed window to the rear and radiator. Three piece coloured suite, comprising WC, wash hand basin and bath with electric shower over. Part tiled walls. Built in airing cupboard.

Loft - A boarded and insulated loft space.

Outside - To the front of the property is a large paved driveway providing ample parking and leads to a detached garage. Access gate leads to the generous size enclosed rear garden which has a large lawned area, borders and paved patio. Large timber shed at the bottom of the garden.

Detached Garage - 6.11m x 2.46m (20'0" x 8'0" ) - Twin opening doors to the front. Electric light and power.

Council Tax Band - The council tax band for this property is C.

Nb: Tenure - We have been advised that the property tenure is FREEHOLD, we would advise any potential purchasers to confirm this with a conveyancer prior to exchange of contracts.

Nb: Copyright - The copyright of all details, photographs and floorplans remain the possession of Stephenson Browne.

Alsager Aml Disclosure - Agents are required by law to conduct Anti-Money Laundering checks on all those buying a property. Stephenson Browne charge £49.99 plus VAT for an AML check per purchase transaction. This is a non-refundable fee. The charges cover the cost of obtaining relevant data, any manual checks that are required, and ongoing monitoring. This fee is payable in advance prior to the issuing of a memorandum of sale on the property you are seeking to buy.

Listed by

Alsager

Stephenson Browne Ltd

Reference: 168861218

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #15623526 Recent

Property Details

Street: 7 Portland Drive

Town: Scholar Green

Postcode: ST7 3BS

Installation Details

Items: 3 windows and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 19/02/2023

Work Completed: 10/02/2023

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Listed for sale £275,000 +96.4%
Sold 10/04/2015 (11 years ago) £140,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
27 CINDERHILL LANE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3HT £245,000 14/12/2023 Semi-detached
12 CINDERHILL LANE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3HX £365,000 28/04/2023 Semi-detached
225A CONGLETON ROAD NORTH, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3HG £250,000 29/03/2023 Semi-detached
41 CINDERHILL LANE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3HT £190,000 27/10/2022 Semi-detached
10 MARGERY AVENUE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3HU £170,000 19/08/2022 Semi-detached
18 PORTLAND DRIVE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3BT £135,000 12/08/2022 Semi-detached
4 CHURCH LANE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3QQ £282,000 08/04/2022 Semi-detached
12 PORTLAND DRIVE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3BT £175,000 06/08/2021 Semi-detached
192 CONGLETON ROAD NORTH, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3HE £220,000 06/08/2021 Semi-detached
Same street 39 PORTLAND DRIVE, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3BS £343,000 28/06/2021 Semi-detached
172 CONGLETON ROAD NORTH, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE EAST, ST7 3HE £235,000 21/06/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £343,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £226,700 (10 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 32.3%
10y growth 60.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheshire East. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 2.3%
5y (index) 25.2%
10y (index) 56.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheshire East. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £878/mo
Realistic £975/mo
Optimistic £1,073/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire East.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South Cheshire: £678/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Address

7 Portland Drive

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Scholar Green, Congleton Road North / Portland Drive 0.0 miles
Shop Wharf Design 0.3 miles
Shop Wharf Plumbing & DIY 0.4 miles
Train station Kidsgrove 1.5 miles
Train station Alsager 2.2 miles
Hospital Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre 4.4 miles
Hospital John Munroe Hospital 7.1 miles
University University of Buckingham Crewe Campus 7.1 miles
University Keele University 7.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 7
Other theft 3
Criminal damage and arson 1
Total incidents 11

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Scholar Green Primary School Primary 0.1 miles Good — 19 Jun 2023
Bluebell School Ltd Other 1.2 miles Outstanding — 22 Jan 2023
Church Lawton School Other 1.2 miles Good — 29 Mar 2023
Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Requires improvement — 23 Sep 2024
Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary 1.2 miles Good — 14 Jun 2023

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
Birch Tree Lane, Scholar Green, ST7 3LJ £1,250/mo 3 1.04 miles Rightmove
Boden Hall Cottages, Rode Heath, ST7 £2,250/mo 3 1.83 miles Rightmove
Coalfield Close, Bignall End, Staffordsire £1,200/mo 3 4.01 miles Rightmove
Boon Hill, Bignall End £1,325/mo 3 4.03 miles Rightmove
Lincoln Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT £850/mo 3 5.24 miles Rightmove
High Street, Halmer End, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 £895/mo 3 5.26 miles Rightmove
High Street, Alsagers Bank, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 £795/mo 3 5.49 miles Rightmove

Average rent: £1,224/mo (7 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.44%
Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000
Target investor price (1%) £120,000
Gross yield 5.2%
Cost-to-rent ratio 19.1×
Monthly cashflow £-28/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -0.4%
  • 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).