# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (ST5 8QT) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | Hillport Avenue, Porthill, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 8QT | | Price | £175,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Council tax | A | ## Description **NON-STANDARD CONSTRUCTION - CUSSINS BUILD -** Heywoods Estate Agents welcome to the market this beautifully presented three bedroom semi-detached home on Hillport Avenue, Porthill, Newcastle under Lyme, occupying an impressive corner plot with extensive off road parking, a large detached garage and immaculately maintained gardens. The property is a Cussins build, which is classed as non-standard construction. We advise all viewers to make enquiries with their mortgage lender or broker prior to viewing, to ensure they are comfortable lending on this type of construction. This is an important disclosure and does not detract from what is an exceptionally well maintained, much loved and beautifully presented home. Immaculate throughout and offered in true turn key condition, this lovely home has clearly been cared for to a very high standard both inside and out. The accommodation begins with a welcoming entrance hall, giving an immediate sense of space and warmth, with attractive wood finishes, neutral decor and a clean, well kept feel that continues throughout the property. The living room is a generous and comfortable reception space, beautifully presented with a bright front aspect and an open connection through to the dining room, creating a sociable flow ideal for family life and entertaining. The dining room enjoys an excellent view over the rear garden, with French doors opening directly out to the patio, making it a superb space for everyday dining and summer gatherings. The kitchen is modern, smartly finished and well arranged, with sleek fitted units, integrated cooking appliances, good worktop space and a pleasant outlook towards the rear garden. There is also a useful utility area, store and additional hallway space, adding practical everyday convenience and keeping the main living accommodation clutter-free. To the first floor, the landing leads to three well proportioned bedrooms and a stylish family bathroom. The bedrooms are all presented to an excellent standard, with tasteful decor, fitted or freestanding storage options and a bright, comfortable feel. The bathroom is well appointed, completing the first floor accommodation in keeping with the overall standard of the home. Externally, the plot is a major selling point. Positioned on a large corner plot, the property benefits from an extensive gravelled frontage and driveway area providing ample parking for multiple vehicles, alongside access to the large detached garage. The front, side and rear areas have all been maintained with care, giving the property fantastic kerb appeal. The rear garden is equally impressive, being private, enclosed and beautifully kept, with a generous lawn, paved patio seating area, mature planted borders and well maintained fencing. It offers an excellent outdoor space for relaxing, entertaining and family use, while remaining neat and manageable. This is a superb opportunity to purchase an immaculate three bedroom semi-detached home in a popular residential location, close to local amenities, schools, commuter links and the wider facilities of Newcastle under Lyme. With two reception rooms, modern kitchen, utility space, three bedrooms, generous parking, large detached garage and stunning gardens, this is a home that is ready to move straight into. 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Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 21 TEMPLAR TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PN | £90,556 | 16/01/2026 | Semi-detached | | 5 MELVYN CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QU | £200,000 | 29/09/2025 | Semi-detached | | 15 TEMPLAR TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PN | £200,000 | 16/04/2025 | Semi-detached | | 32 BRADWELL LANE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JU | £135,000 | 13/09/2024 | Semi-detached | | 71 SECOND AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8NU | £140,000 | 22/11/2023 | Semi-detached | | 10 TENNANT PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QP | £130,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | 10 BENNETT PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8LA | £136,000 | 17/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 90 HILLPORT AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QT | £130,000 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | 40 FIRST AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QX | £142,000 | 23/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | 60 HILLPORT AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QR | £158,000 | 09/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | 17 TEMPLAR CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PW | £252,500 | 25/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 2 TEMPLAR TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PN | £176,500 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 85 HILLPORT AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QS | £136,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | 61 HILLPORT AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QR | £165,000 | 11/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 39 MELVYN CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QU | £236,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 84 HILLPORT AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QT | £197,000 | 03/06/2022 | Semi-detached | | 55 SECOND AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8NU | £145,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 3 QUEEN STREET, PORTHILL, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QJ | £86,500 | 18/03/2022 | Semi-detached | | 6 ARNOLD GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JX | £135,000 | 16/03/2022 | Semi-detached | | 47 HILLPORT AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JZ | £153,500 | 28/01/2022 | Semi-detached | | 12 BRADWELL LANE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JU | £93,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached | | 57 SECOND AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8NU | £125,000 | 19/11/2021 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £163,500 (2 sales) **Area average:** £151,778 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £198,942 (144 Semi-detached, ST5, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -12% ## 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):** £593/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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | [Porthill Bank, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b4f4e01) | £800/mo | 3 | 0.24 miles | Rightmove | | [Dimsdale View East, Porthill, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/32408f9) | £800/mo | 3 | 0.38 miles | Rightmove | | [Willard Close, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/439b0fb) | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.86 miles | Rightmove | | [Liverpool Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e8f5643) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.94 miles | Rightmove | | [High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f374b79) | £900/mo | 3 | 1.09 miles | Rightmove | | [High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ced9126) | £950/mo | 3 | 1.09 miles | Rightmove | | [Warwick Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST5 7JQ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2a1fbb7) | £795/mo | 3 | 1.12 miles | Rightmove | | [Dorridge Grove, Maybank, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4b510b1) | £1,295/mo | 3 | 1.15 miles | Rightmove | | [Sandford Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e22b1b7) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 1.17 miles | Rightmove | | [Victoria Street, Chesterton, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3955fdd) | £700/mo | 3 | 1.2 miles | Rightmove | | [Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bced143) | £1/mo | — | 1.24 miles | Rightmove | | [Mount Pleasant, Chesterton, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/73174a0) | £850/mo | 3 | 1.25 miles | Rightmove | | [Hempstalls Lane, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8e3c715) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.28 miles | Rightmove | | [Basford Park Road, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8243c89) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.32 miles | Rightmove | | [Navigation Way, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a3d1f6a) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 1.37 miles | Rightmove | | [Watermills, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2c49cfd) | £930/mo | 3 | 1.43 miles | Rightmove | | [Hazel Road, Staffordshire, ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c57dcdb) | £800/mo | 3 | 1.47 miles | Rightmove | | [Sydney Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1054f96) | £925/mo | 3 | 1.5 miles | Rightmove | | [Enderley Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5fe428d) | £1,350/mo | 3 | 1.71 miles | Rightmove | | [Waters Edge Close, Silverdale, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2914cd8) | £1,000/mo | 3 | 1.99 miles | Rightmove | **Average rent: £947/mo (36 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.54% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £117,500 - **Target investor price (1%):** £94,000 *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 £940/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 6.4% - **Cost-to-rent:** 15.5× - **Monthly cashflow:** £132/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.1% *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).* ## 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)