# 5 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (ST4 5NP) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 720 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STOKE-ON-TRENT ST4 5NP | | Price | £220,000 | | Bedrooms | 5 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Last sold | £70,000 Dec 2012 | ## Description Looking for something with room to spare? check out the floorplan then call us and book a viewing to see it for yourself! If you are looking for space for a large family or looking for business premises or a place with rooms to spare, this could be the place for you. Once used as business premises on the ground floor and living accommodation on the first and second floor, this really is a versatile property. Currently split by some boarded doorway which could easily changed back to make this one big home. The property has three ground floor reception rooms, storage room, kitchen and a ground floor WC. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, a separate WC, another kitchen and a bathroom. On the second floor there are another two bedrooms making it five bedrooms in total. Externally there is space to the rear that could be used for parking. It is suggested that potential purchaser’s make their own enquiries of mortgage lenders as to whether the property is mortgageable prior to securing a sale/purchase. ## Property Photos - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270070) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270073) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270075) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270077) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270079) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270081) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270083) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270086) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270088) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270090) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270092) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270094) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270097) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270099) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270101) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270103) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270105) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/159177785/270108) ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/159177785/270110) - Floorplan 1 - ![Floorplan 2](/listings/photos/159177785/270113) - Floorplan 2 ## EPC Graphs - ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/159177785/270114) - EPC 1 ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 720 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5NP | £70,000 | 19/12/2012 | Semi-detached | | 720 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5NP | £43,000 | 22/01/1996 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | 33 WATSON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5PW | £150,000 | 14/08/2025 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] WESTVIEW HOUSE, 734 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5NP | £350,000 | 28/03/2025 | Terraced | | 18 DOUGLAS AVENUE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5JX | £230,000 | 08/12/2023 | Semi-detached | | 541 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5AY | £119,500 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | 3 WAKEFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5PT | £130,000 | 24/02/2023 | Semi-detached | | 21 WATSON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5PW | £139,000 | 23/02/2023 | Semi-detached | | 7 LEVITA ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5PR | £172,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | 11 FAIRBANK AVENUE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5JT | £182,250 | 30/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 246 TRENT VALLEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5LQ | £159,995 | 20/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 36 DOUGLAS AVENUE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5JX | £225,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 246 TRENT VALLEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5LQ | £155,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | 33 WATSON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5PW | £140,000 | 13/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | 232 TRENT VALLEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5LQ | £220,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 2 WOLSELEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5BL | £175,000 | 11/03/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 702 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5NP | £130,000 | 19/01/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 712 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5NP | £360,000 | 16/12/2021 | Terraced | | 26 LEVITA ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5PR | £216,000 | 27/09/2021 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 716 LONDON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5NP | £182,500 | 15/09/2021 | Semi-detached | | 189 TRENT VALLEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5LE | £215,000 | 08/09/2021 | Semi-detached | | 5 FAIRBANK AVENUE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5JT | £137,000 | 27/08/2021 | Semi-detached | | 99 KENSINGTON ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5BD | £126,000 | 09/08/2021 | Semi-detached | | 175 TRENT VALLEY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5LE | £345,000 | 25/06/2021 | Semi-detached | | 11 FAIRBANK AVENUE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 5JT | £143,000 | 18/06/2021 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £255,625 (4 sales) **Area average:** £177,881 (19 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £182,196 (70 Semi-detached, ST4, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +20.7% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Stoke-on-Trent). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £637/mo - **Realistic:** £708/mo - **Optimistic:** £779/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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | [Claridge Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/39149e1) | £625/mo | — | 1.5 miles | Rightmove | | [Penstock Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7GF](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1744fd9) | £675/mo | — | 1.66 miles | Rightmove | **Average rent: £650/mo (2 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.3% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £81,250 - **Target investor price (1%):** £65,000 *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 £650/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 3.5% - **Cost-to-rent:** 28.2× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-306/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.8% *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:** -1.9% - **10y growth:** 39.8% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Stoke-on-Trent; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 2.1% - **5y growth (index):** 26.2% - **10y growth (index):** 63.3% ## 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)