For sale Terraced

12 CLIFTON STREET

NEWCASTLE, MAY BANK, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 0JL

2 beds 1 baths 764 sq ft Listed 30 Sep 2026 (-21d)

£140,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

71 m²

Council tax band

A

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£81,500 Aug 2017

Price per m²

£1,972/m²

Local average

£139,939 (+0%)

Deprivation

Decile 4 (13,178 of 33,755)

Street crime

258 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Key features

  • A Beautifully Presented Mid-Terraced Home In This Desirable May Bank Location
  • Upvc Double Glazing & Gas Combi Central Heating
  • Spacious Dining Room & Full Width Lounge
  • Beautiful Modern Fitted Kitchen
  • Luxury Ground Floor Shower Room
  • Two Generously Sized Bedrooms
  • Enclosed Rear Yard With Timber Built Garden Store
  • Convenient Access To Local Amenities, With Good Road Links to A500 & A34
  • Council Tax Band "A" Payable to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
  • Viewing Essential !

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Broadband
Cable, ADSL copper wire
Water
Mains supply
Sewerage
Mains supply
Heating
Gas central
Parking
On street
Garden
Yes
Listed property
No
Restrictions
Yes
Required access
No
Rights of way
No
Flooded in last 5 years
No
Flood defences
No

Description

Bob Gutteridge Estate Agents are delighted to bring to the market this immaculately presented and up-to-date Victorian terraced home, situated in this ever-popular and convenient May Bank location. The property is just a short stroll from May Bank Marsh and the High Street, where a variety of local shops, schools and amenities can be found, whilst also offering good road links to the A500. This desirable home has been thoughtfully modernised and updated over recent years, with the end result being a beautifully presented property which combines traditional character with modern-day living. As you would expect, the property also benefits from the modern-day comforts of Upvc double glazing, together with gas combination central heating. In brief, the accommodation comprises dining room, lounge with focal log burner, beautiful modern fitted kitchen and luxury ground floor shower room. To the first floor are two generous double bedrooms. Externally, the property offers an enclosed rear yard, together with a timber-built garden store, providing useful additional storage and an ideal space for those requiring somewhere for hobbies or woodwork.

Offering stylish accommodation, traditional character and a highly convenient location, this beautifully presented home is sure to attract considerable interest.

This delightful property should be viewed at potential purchasers' earliest convenience to avoid disappointment!

Dining Room - 3.61m x 3.38m (11'10" x 11'1" ) - With Upvc composite double glazed front access door, Upvc double glazed window to front, four lamp light fitting, double panelled radiator, built-in meter cupboard housing gas and electricity meters, power points, wood effect laminate flooring, access to understairs storage cupboard with two spotlight fittings and power points, and door leading off to;

Lounge - 3.84m x 3.38m (12'7" x 11'1") - With Upvc double glazed window to rear, five lamp light fitting, double panelled radiator, log burner, wood effect laminate flooring, TV aerial connection point, power points, wall-mounted thermostat and door leading off to;

Fitted Kitchen - 3.53m x 1.96m (11'7" x 6'5" ) - With Upvc double glazed window to side, 8 spotlight fittings, double panelled radiator, a range of base and wall-mounted kitchen storage cupboards providing ample domestic cupboard and drawer space, square-edged worktop, built-in stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap above, built-in oven with 4-ring induction hob and extractor hood above, integrated fridge/freezer, integrated washing machine, integrated dishwasher, built-in boiler cupboard housing a Worcester gas combination boiler providing the domestic hot water and heating systems, power points, ceramic splashback tiling, ceramic tiled flooring and door leading off to;

Ground Floor Shower Room - 1.91m x 2.59m (6'3" x 8'6") - With Upvc double glazed frosted window to side, vertical towel radiator, 4 spotlight fittings, extractor fan, a white suite comprising low-level dual flush WC, vanity sink unit with mixer tap above, glazed walk-in shower unit with thermostatic direct-flow electric shower, dual-voltage shaver point, ceramic splashback tiling and ceramic floor tiling.

First Floor Landing - With two spotlight fittings, loft access and doors leading off to;

Bedroom One (Rear) - 3.86m x 3.40m (12'8" x 11'2") - With Upvc double glazed window to rear, pendant light fitting, double panelled radiator and power points.

Bedroom Two (Front) - 3.63m x 3.40m ( 11'11" x 11'2") - With Upvc double glazed window to front, pendant light fitting, double panelled radiator and power points.

Externally -

Enclosed Rear Yard - Bounded by garden brick walls with stone chippings and access off to;

Timber Built Garden Store - With 3 light fittings, power points, timber rear access door and ample domestic storage/workshop space.

Council Tax - Band 'A' amount payable to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.

Looking To Sell Your Home? - Bob Gutteridge Estate Agents are one of Staffordshire's leading estate agents and offer a comprehensive sales package to ensure a swift and efficient sale, so don't delay call us on to request your FREE pre market valuation. BUYERS REGISTERED AND WAITING FOR YOUR PROPERTY !

Mortgage - We have access to a financial adviser that specialises in residential mortgages and has access to a host or mortgage lenders. Written quotations on request. Contracts of insurance may be required. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments or other loans secured on it. Call to arrange your FREE initial consultation today.

There may be a fee for mortgage advice. The actual amount you pay will depend upon your circumstances.

Note - None of the services, built in appliances or where applicable central heating, have been tested by the Agents and we are unable to comment on serviceability.

Services - Main services of gas, electricity, water and drainage are connected.

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the Agents at 2 Watlands View, Porthill, Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 8AA. Telephone number: .

Listed by

Newcastle Under Lyme

Bob Gutteridge

Reference: 93758622

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 31/10/2012

Expiry date: 30/10/2022 (expired)

Current heating cost: £629/year

Potential heating cost: £428/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £30,510

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Floor insulation (£800 - £1,200)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£10)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~73 m² (0.02 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Floorplans

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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 #10214355

Property Details

Street: 12 Clifton Street

Town: NEWCASTLE

Postcode: ST5 0JL

Installation Details

Items: 3 windows

Certificate Issued: 07/04/2014

Work Completed: 12/02/2014

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

151% since 2002

Event Date Price % change
Listed for sale — £140,000 +71.8%
Sold 31/08/2017 (9 years ago) £81,500 +1.2%
Sold 02/02/2015 (11 years ago) £80,500 +0.7%
Sold 20/12/2012 (13 years ago) £79,950 +146%
Sold 06/06/2002 (24 years ago) £32,500 —

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
50 OXFORD ROAD, BASFORD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PZ £100,000 22/05/2026 Terraced
6 OXFORD ROAD, BASFORD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PZ £105,000 31/03/2026 Terraced
8 HIGH STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JB £65,000 06/01/2026 Terraced
28 CROMER STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JN £137,500 04/12/2025 Terraced
30 KELVIN STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JJ £160,000 28/11/2025 Terraced
27 CROMER STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JN £137,000 25/11/2025 Terraced
68 HIGHFIELD AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JF £157,750 11/07/2025 Terraced
40 CROMER STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JN £135,000 03/03/2025 Terraced
3 RANGEMORE TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PY £91,800 23/01/2025 Terraced
6 OXFORD ROAD, BASFORD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PZ £86,000 30/04/2024 Terraced
35 OXFORD ROAD, BASFORD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PZ £125,000 14/11/2023 Terraced
2 KELVIN STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JJ £98,000 13/11/2023 Terraced
22 CROMER STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JN £122,000 31/10/2023 Terraced
Same street 32 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £130,000 27/09/2023 Terraced
46 OXFORD ROAD, BASFORD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PZ £125,000 31/07/2023 Terraced
23 EDWARD STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JE £177,500 21/07/2023 Terraced
7 KELVIN STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JJ £143,000 14/07/2023 Terraced
Same street 25 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £200,000 28/06/2023 Semi-detached
23 MORETON PARADE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JD £210,000 22/03/2023 Terraced
31 CROMER STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JN £118,000 06/01/2023 Terraced
1 RANGEMORE TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PY £117,400 19/12/2022 Terraced
63 BASFORD PARK ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0PT £82,000 16/12/2022 Terraced
Same street 38 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £143,500 09/12/2022 Terraced
Same street 22 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £115,000 01/12/2022 Terraced
Same street 36 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £146,500 22/06/2022 Terraced
Same street 41 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £162,000 04/03/2022 Terraced
Same street 6 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £108,000 20/12/2021 Terraced
Same street 10 CLIFTON STREET, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0JL £96,000 01/11/2021 Terraced

Street average: £137,625 (8 sales)

Area average: £124,648 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 10.1%
10y growth 47.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Newcastle-under-Lyme. Series: Terraced. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 7%
5y (index) 29.3%
10y (index) 58.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Newcastle-under-Lyme. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £750/mo
Realistic £833/mo
Optimistic £916/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Newcastle-under-Lyme.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Staffordshire North: £479/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Jubilee Road 0.1 miles
Shop B&M 0.3 miles
Shop Morrisons Daily 0.3 miles
Train station Longport 1.2 miles
Hospital Royal Stoke University Hospital 1.5 miles
Train station Stoke-on-Trent 1.8 miles
Hospital Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre 2.3 miles
University Keele University 2.9 miles
University Buxton & Leek College 9.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 91
Anti-social behaviour 60
Criminal damage and arson 23
Shoplifting 22
Other theft 18
Public order 16
Drugs 9
Other crime 7
Burglary 4
Robbery 3
Vehicle crime 3
Bicycle theft 1
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 258

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
May Bank Infants' School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 21 Jan 2024
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 19 Jul 2013
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 1 May 2014
The Orme Academy Secondary 0.5 miles Good — 9 Jul 2024
Ellison Primary Academy Primary 0.6 miles Good — 14 Sep 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
Oxford Road, Basford, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 £850/mo 2 0.14 miles Rightmove
Blunt Street, Newcastle, ST5 £775/mo 2 0.21 miles Rightmove
Silverdale Road, Wolstanton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme £795/mo 2 0.55 miles Rightmove
Great Row View, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 £900/mo 2 0.55 miles Rightmove
Faulds Court, James Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, ST5 £825/mo 2 0.63 miles Rightmove
Faulds Court, James Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 £825/mo 2 0.63 miles Rightmove
Pitgreen Lane, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme £750/mo 2 0.68 miles Rightmove
Flat 6, 120 King Street, Newcastle, ST5 1JJ £495/mo — 0.73 miles Rightmove
Elliott Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 £725/mo 2 0.76 miles Rightmove
Clarence Street, Wolstanton £725/mo 2 0.76 miles Rightmove
Wolseley Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 £750/mo 2 0.78 miles Rightmove
Albert Street, Newcastle, Staffs £850/mo 2 0.81 miles Rightmove
Watlands View, Porthill £750/mo 2 0.81 miles Rightmove
Hartington Street, Newcastle, ST5 £750/mo 2 0.83 miles Rightmove
Dimsdale Parade West, Newcastle, ST5 £750/mo 2 0.86 miles Rightmove
The Mill, Enderley Mills, Enderley Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 £1,195/mo 2 0.89 miles Rightmove
Hanover Court, Hanover Street, Newcastle, ST5 £700/mo 2 0.92 miles Rightmove
Sparrow Terrace, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 £795/mo 2 0.96 miles Rightmove
West Brampton, Newcastle, ST5 £1,000/mo 2 0.99 miles Rightmove
Hassell Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 £900/mo 2 0.99 miles Rightmove

Average rent: £814/mo (53 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.56%
Max investor price (0.8%) £98,125
Target investor price (1%) £78,500
Gross yield 6.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 14.9×
Monthly cashflow £130/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 3.8%
  • 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).