# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (ST5 8HU) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 55 HANBRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 8HU | | Price | £215,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Council tax | C | | Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 | | Floor area | 90 m² | | Last sold | £180,000 Jan 2025 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** D - **Potential rating:** B - **Expiry date:** 20/08/2034 - **Current heating cost:** £1,079/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,840 ### Recommendations - W1 (£800 - £1,200) - E (£40) - G (£350 - £450) - N (£4,000 - £6,000) - O (£3,300 - £6,500) - U (£3,500 - £5,500) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0360-2169-4480-2124-4171) ## Description Presented to the sales market is this extended semi detached house located in Bradwell which offers three good size bedrooms and a spacious, practical layout. The property is ideally suited for growing families and it also benefits from a new driveway and a large rear garden. The property comprises of; an entrance hallway, dining room, extended lounge, extended kitchen, three good size bedrooms and a fully tiled first floor bathroom. Externally, the house benefits from a private and spacious rear garden with a large lawn and flagged patio. There is also ample parking with a new block paved driveway and a detached garage. **Local area** The property is located in Bradwell, Newcastle-under-Lyme, which is an area known for its accessibility to a range of local amenities and services. Locals benefit from convenient access to reputable schools, leisure facilities, shopping opportunities and public transport connections. The broader area offers numerous parks and green spaces, making it a great choice for families. EPC Rating: D ## Property Photos - ![Front](/listings/photos/88667001/651592) - Front - ![Front](/listings/photos/88667001/651593) - Front - ![Rear](/listings/photos/88667001/651594) - Rear - ![Rear](/listings/photos/88667001/651596) - Rear - ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/88667001/651598) - Kitchen - ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/88667001/651601) - Kitchen - ![Lounge](/listings/photos/88667001/651606) - Lounge - ![Lounge](/listings/photos/88667001/651608) - Lounge - ![Dining room](/listings/photos/88667001/651610) - Dining room - ![Entrance hallway](/listings/photos/88667001/651612) - Entrance hallway - ![Master bedroom](/listings/photos/88667001/651615) - Master bedroom - ![Bedroom two](/listings/photos/88667001/651616) - Bedroom two - ![Bedroom two](/listings/photos/88667001/651618) - Bedroom two - ![Bedroom three](/listings/photos/88667001/651620) - Bedroom three - ![First floor bathroom](/listings/photos/88667001/651623) - First floor bathroom - ![Photo](/listings/photos/88667001/651624) ## Floorplans - ![All](/listings/photos/88667001/651627) - All ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 55 HANBRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HU | £180,000 | 20/01/2025 | Semi-detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 71A CAULDON AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JN | £157,000 | 15/08/2025 | Semi-detached | | 153 TALKE ROAD, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7NH | £83,000 | 02/07/2025 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 82 HANBRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HU | £265,000 | 23/01/2025 | Semi-detached | | 62 CAULDON AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JN | £110,000 | 08/11/2023 | Semi-detached | | 2 ASHCROFT PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8ER | £185,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | 37 KNYPE WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JL | £125,000 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached | | 268 DIMSDALE PARADE WEST, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HP | £200,000 | 14/08/2023 | Semi-detached | | 35 LANSDELL AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HB | £207,500 | 21/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 6 CHELL GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HY | £144,000 | 17/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 23 HANBRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HH | £145,000 | 13/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 60 CAULDON AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JN | £105,000 | 27/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | 101 TALKE ROAD, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7NH | £78,000 | 18/04/2023 | Semi-detached | | 52 OLDCASTLE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HF | £152,000 | 24/03/2023 | Semi-detached | | 30 KNYPE WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JL | £86,000 | 22/03/2023 | Semi-detached | | 30 KNYPE WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JL | £70,000 | 19/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | 71 OAKDENE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HQ | £235,000 | 08/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | 48 CAULDON AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QF | £202,000 | 30/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 2 MOORTHORNE CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HT | £255,000 | 25/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 1 OAKDENE GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HD | £242,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 42 OAKDENE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HQ | £240,000 | 19/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 64 CAULDON AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8JN | £122,500 | 24/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 77 HANBRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HU | £210,000 | 14/01/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 65 HANBRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HU | £145,000 | 10/09/2021 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 82 HANBRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8HU | £245,000 | 06/09/2021 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £216,250 (4 sales) **Area average:** £157,200 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £199,416 (141 Semi-detached, ST5, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +7.8% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Newcastle-under-Lyme). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £743/mo - **Realistic:** £826/mo - **Optimistic:** £909/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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | [Willard Close, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6147362) | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.29 miles | Rightmove | | [Bennett Place, Porthill, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/41c9216) | £895/mo | 3 | 0.42 miles | Rightmove | | [Dimsdale View East, Porthill, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/32408f9) | £800/mo | 3 | 0.53 miles | Rightmove | | [Warwick Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST5 7JQ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2a1fbb7) | £795/mo | 3 | 0.54 miles | Rightmove | | [Watlands View, Porthill](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4089fff) | £800/mo | 3 | 0.56 miles | Rightmove | | [Victoria Street, Chesterton, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3955fdd) | £700/mo | 3 | 0.65 miles | Rightmove | | [Liverpool Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/cb832f1) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.65 miles | Rightmove | | [Sandford Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e22b1b7) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.65 miles | Rightmove | | [Mount Pleasant, Chesterton, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/73174a0) | £850/mo | 3 | 0.67 miles | Rightmove | | [Porthill Bank, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b4f4e01) | £800/mo | 3 | 0.78 miles | Rightmove | | [Watermills, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2c49cfd) | £930/mo | 3 | 0.86 miles | Rightmove | | [Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bced143) | £1/mo | — | 0.91 miles | Rightmove | | [Hazel Road, Staffordshire, ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c57dcdb) | £800/mo | 3 | 0.96 miles | Rightmove | | [Birch House Road, NEWCASTLE](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7572ec6) | £875/mo | 3 | 1.01 miles | Rightmove | | [Maureen Grove, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1f32e58) | £995/mo | 3 | 1.17 miles | Rightmove | | [Navigation Way, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a3d1f6a) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 1.2 miles | Rightmove | | [High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f374b79) | £900/mo | 3 | 1.28 miles | Rightmove | | [High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ced9126) | £950/mo | 3 | 1.29 miles | Rightmove | | [Dorridge Grove, Maybank, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4b510b1) | £1,295/mo | 3 | 1.45 miles | Rightmove | | [Basford Park Road, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8243c89) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.51 miles | Rightmove | **Average rent: £984/mo (39 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.42% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £112,250 - **Target investor price (1%):** £89,800 *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 £898/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 5% - **Cost-to-rent:** 20× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-63/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.2% *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:** £2,389/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 18.1% - **10y growth:** 29.1% ## 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)