# 2 bedroom semi-detached house for rent (ST4 7LU)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 97 HARTSHILL ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STOKE-ON-TRENT ST4 7LU |
| Price | £900 pcm |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | A |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 |
| Floor area | 74 m² |
| Last sold | £51,500 Sep 2002 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £475/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,500

### Recommendations
- Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
- Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

## Description

Belvoir are pleased to present this tidy semi detached property. Spacious accommodation. Ideal location, just minutes form Royal Stoke Hospital & Stoke town centre. Great road links.

The property is elevated from the road, with views over the city. You go up the steps to the front of the house, through the front door and into the hallway, which has stairs off. Along the hallway is access to the front reception room and then also access to the utility room & back door, then through into a spacious kitchen/diner. 

The kitchen has a range of modern wall and base units in grey, with dark worktops. Ample storage space. Built in appliances include oven, hob & extractor. Integrated dishwasher. Grey laminate flooring.

Off the kitchen/diner there is access to the conservatory, which offers a secluded space, that can be used as a family room or additional dining space.

There is also a utility room with space for washing machine, tumble dryer etc, with an added bonus of a storage pantry area off.

Externally, there is an enclosed garden to the rear with a range of plants and shrubs, plus a lawn area. There is also a rear gate for access onto Northcote Avenue.

There are also gardens to the front elevation of the property, with steps up to the front door. 

On the first floor is a modern bathroom that is fully tiled. There is a shower over the bath with shower screen. Low level dual flush WC and a pedestal wash hand basin. Vinyl flooring.

There are two double bedrooms, and a small box room that would make an ideal study. All rooms are carpeted.  

Gas central heating & double glazing.

Richmond Street Park is also just a few short minutes walk away. 

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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## 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):** £479/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Quarry Avenue, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b367f83) | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.15 miles | Rightmove |
| [Westland Street, Penkhull, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6ef42a7) | £750/mo | 2 | 0.21 miles | Rightmove |
| [Victoria House, Scholars Court, Penkhull, Stoke on Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e4f5db5) | £825/mo | 2 | 0.24 miles | Rightmove |
| [Princes Road, Hartshill, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1757133) | £800/mo | 2 | 0.25 miles | Rightmove |
| [Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8468ecd) | £750/mo | 2 | 0.43 miles | Rightmove |
| [Penstock Drive ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0e1b74c) | £725/mo | 2 | 0.47 miles | Rightmove |
| [Penstock Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/13b532b) | £775/mo | 2 | 0.47 miles | Rightmove |
| [Brook Street, STOKE-ON-TRENT](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3726dc2) | £750/mo | 2 | 0.47 miles | Rightmove |
| [Spencer Road, Stoke, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6b4c851) | £850/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | Rightmove |
| [Hunters Way, Stoke-On-Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1bb7798) | £795/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | Rightmove |
| [Woodhouse Street, Stoke](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9205f07) | £700/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | Rightmove |
| [Cornwallis street, Stoke](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3dff9ad) | £695/mo | 2 | 0.61 miles | Rightmove |
| [Fletcher Road, Stoke-On-Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f7b6ff6) | £775/mo | 2 | 0.61 miles | Rightmove |
| [Selwyn Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c87062e) | £700/mo | 2 | 0.62 miles | Rightmove |
| [Cornwallis Street, Stoke-On-Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ad0c78e) | £695/mo | 2 | 0.62 miles | Rightmove |
| [Cornwallis Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c80065a) | £850/mo | 2 | 0.62 miles | Rightmove |
| [Fletcher Road, Stoke, Stoke-On-Trent](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8d5fcc3) | £695/mo | 2 | 0.63 miles | Rightmove |
| [Campbell Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/89298f5) | £700/mo | 2 | 0.73 miles | Rightmove |
| [Oliver Road, Hartshill, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/af20c67) | £800/mo | 2 | 0.78 miles | Rightmove |
| [Claridge Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/39149e1) | £625/mo | — | 0.8 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £770/mo (60 listings)**

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1000%
- **Monthly cashflow:** £646/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2972.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). 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:** £12/m²

## 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)
