# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (ST5 9NP) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | Heath Avenue, May Bank, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 9NP | | Price | £235,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Council tax | B | ## Description CHAIN FREE! A charming three-bedroom semi-detached home offering character, spacious living accommodation and a generous rear garden, ideally positioned in the popular area of May Bank. Full of period charm and attractive features throughout, this delightful property is welcomed by an open porch leading to a stunning stained-glass front door, opening into a bright and inviting entrance hall. The ground floor offers two spacious reception rooms, with the front reception room benefiting from a feature bay window that fills the room with natural light. The rear reception room enjoys a large window overlooking the garden and provides access to useful understairs storage, before leading through to the kitchen. The kitchen offers a practical and well-planned space with an opening through to the storm porch, where a door provides access to the side of the property. This area also benefits from an external storage cupboard, ideal for keeping gardening tools and outdoor equipment neatly stored away. To the first floor, the bright landing is enhanced by a window positioned at the top of the stairs. There are two generous double bedrooms, with bedroom one featuring built-in wardrobes, alongside a further smaller bedroom which would make an ideal nursery, home office or dressing room. A modern, sleek shower room completes the accommodation. Externally, the property benefits from both front and rear gardens, with the rear garden extending to a generous length, providing a wonderful outdoor space for relaxing, entertaining and family use. To the rear is a detached garage, offering excellent additional storage. Perfectly combining character, charm and modern practicality, this attractive home is ideally located close to local amenities, schools and transport links, making it a fantastic opportunity for a variety of buyers. **Ground Floor** - **Entrance Hall** - 1.769 x 2.894 (5'9" x 9'5" ) - **Lounge** - 3.110 x 3.334 (10'2" x 10'11") - **Understairs Storage** - **Lounge/Diner** - 3.968 x 3.591 (13'0" x 11'9" ) - **Kitchen** - 2.843 x 2.086 (9'3" x 6'10" ) - **First Floor** - **Bedroom One** - 3.083 x 3.588 (10'1" x 11'9" ) - **Bedroom Two** - 3.349 x 3.119 (10'11" x 10'2" ) - **Bedroom Three** - 1.772 x 2.062 (5'9" x 6'9" ) - **Shower Room** - 1.921 x 1.937 (6'3" x 6'4" ) - **Stephenson Browne Aml Disclosure** - Agents are required by law to conduct Anti-Money Laundering checks on all those buying a property. Stephenson Browne charge £49.99 plus VAT for an AML check per purchase transaction . This is a non-refundable fee. The charges cover the cost of obtaining relevant data, any manual checks that are required, and ongoing monitoring. This fee is payable in advance prior to the issuing of a memorandum of sale on the property you are seeking to buy. **Detached Garage** - ## Property Photos - ![dji_fly_20260714_163240_57_1784043421667_photo_opt](/listings/photos/91062699/1413878) - dji_fly_20260714_163240_57_1784043421667_photo_opt - ![a0a4fadf-IMG_2008-IMG_2010.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413879) - a0a4fadf-IMG_2008-IMG_2010.jpg - ![3d5b7df7-IMG_2119-IMG_2121.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413880) - 3d5b7df7-IMG_2119-IMG_2121.jpg - ![5a5c395d-IMG_2017-IMG_2019.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413881) - 5a5c395d-IMG_2017-IMG_2019.jpg - ![187f1e94-IMG_2014-IMG_2016.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413882) - 187f1e94-IMG_2014-IMG_2016.jpg - ![be4059fe-IMG_2011-IMG_2013.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413883) - be4059fe-IMG_2011-IMG_2013.jpg - ![16336901-IMG_2026-IMG_2028.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413884) - 16336901-IMG_2026-IMG_2028.jpg - ![ab7e0de8-IMG_2029-IMG_2031.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413885) - ab7e0de8-IMG_2029-IMG_2031.jpg - ![c263c0bb-IMG_2020-IMG_2022.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413886) - c263c0bb-IMG_2020-IMG_2022.jpg - ![e3b7606e-IMG_2050-IMG_2052.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413887) - e3b7606e-IMG_2050-IMG_2052.jpg - ![31d14e95-IMG_2035-IMG_2037.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413888) - 31d14e95-IMG_2035-IMG_2037.jpg - ![843ab528-IMG_2068-IMG_2070.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413889) - 843ab528-IMG_2068-IMG_2070.jpg - ![726c0bc7-IMG_2077-IMG_2079.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413890) - 726c0bc7-IMG_2077-IMG_2079.jpg - ![60186ecb-IMG_2086-IMG_2088.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413891) - 60186ecb-IMG_2086-IMG_2088.jpg - ![f41dd55e-IMG_2098-IMG_2100.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413892) - f41dd55e-IMG_2098-IMG_2100.jpg - ![c3e54133-IMG_2095-IMG_2097.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413893) - c3e54133-IMG_2095-IMG_2097.jpg - ![6f80f664-IMG_2059-IMG_2061.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413894) - 6f80f664-IMG_2059-IMG_2061.jpg - ![1cd4f84f-IMG_2104-IMG_2106.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413895) - 1cd4f84f-IMG_2104-IMG_2106.jpg - ![dji_fly_20260714_163420_60_1784043406091_photo_opt](/listings/photos/91062699/1413896) - dji_fly_20260714_163420_60_1784043406091_photo_opt - ![53761d74-IMG_2125-IMG_2127.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413897) - 53761d74-IMG_2125-IMG_2127.jpg - ![98de5f15-IMG_2110-IMG_2112.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413898) - 98de5f15-IMG_2110-IMG_2112.jpg - ![2a58f98d-IMG_2149-IMG_2151.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413899) - 2a58f98d-IMG_2149-IMG_2151.jpg - ![f9ba7e1a-IMG_2158-IMG_2160.jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413900) - f9ba7e1a-IMG_2158-IMG_2160.jpg ## Floorplans - ![floorplan .jpg](/listings/photos/91062699/1413901) - floorplan .jpg ## EPC Graphs - ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/91062699/1413902) - EE Rating ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 174 HEMPSTALLS LANE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NZ | £200,000 | 19/12/2024 | Semi-detached | | 5 SPARCH HOLLOW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9PA | £225,000 | 26/03/2024 | Semi-detached | | 6 GREENBANK ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RU | £250,000 | 06/12/2023 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 11 HEATH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NP | £152,000 | 30/11/2023 | Semi-detached | | 56 SPARCH HOLLOW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9PF | £195,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | 94 MARINA DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RR | £278,000 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached | | 15 MAYFIELD PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9LZ | £180,000 | 28/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 79 MARINA DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RR | £275,000 | 09/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | 34 MAYFIELD PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9LZ | £275,000 | 25/05/2023 | Semi-detached | | 10 BELFIELD AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NH | £210,000 | 19/05/2023 | Semi-detached | | 31 SPARCH HOLLOW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9PA | £260,000 | 12/05/2023 | Semi-detached | | 1 RUDYARD GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9ND | £306,500 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | 10 ASHLEY GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NF | £211,000 | 15/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | 35 MARINA DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RS | £150,000 | 05/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | 32 BELFIELD AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NG | £268,650 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 39 HEATH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NP | £195,000 | 25/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 14A WULSTAN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RG | £308,500 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 3 HEATH PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NX | £231,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 13 BELFIELD AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NH | £190,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 3 THE CROSSWAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RZ | £265,000 | 28/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | 6 OXHAY VIEW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RX | £212,000 | 20/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | 9 THE GREENWAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 0RY | £245,000 | 15/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 34 HEATH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NP | £255,000 | 13/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 27 HEATH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 9NP | £265,000 | 29/07/2022 | Terraced | **Street average:** £216,750 (4 sales) **Area average:** £236,783 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £200,842 (154 Semi-detached, ST5, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +17% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Newcastle-under-Lyme). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £744/mo - **Realistic:** £827/mo - **Optimistic:** £910/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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | [Maureen Grove, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1f32e58) | £995/mo | 3 | 0.1 miles | Rightmove | | [Enderley Street, Newcastle Under Lyme](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7eec2c9) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.59 miles | Rightmove | | [Emberton Mews, Wolstanton, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6316fa0) | £850/mo | 3 | 0.68 miles | Rightmove | | [Brunswick Court, Brunswick Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ce5a4b2) | £1,495/mo | 3 | 0.76 miles | Rightmove | | [Prospect Terrace, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8762975) | £775/mo | 3 | 0.78 miles | Rightmove | | [Brunswick Court, Brunswick Street, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e79ab92) | £1,495/mo | 3 | 0.78 miles | Rightmove | | [Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bced143) | £1/mo | — | 0.8 miles | Rightmove | | [Clydesdale Avenue, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/54ba185) | £1,150/mo | 3 | 0.92 miles | Rightmove | | [Webster Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/83732a6) | £900/mo | 3 | 1.11 miles | Rightmove | | [Orme Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b7111f6) | £850/mo | 3 | 1.11 miles | Rightmove | | [Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ced6280) | £950/mo | 3 | 1.14 miles | Rightmove | | [Leech Avenue, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4359579) | £1,175/mo | 3 | 1.14 miles | Rightmove | | [Waters Edge Close, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2792c12) | £950/mo | 3 | 1.19 miles | Rightmove | | [Hillport Avenue, Porthill, Newcastle, Staffs](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0b87e20) | £950/mo | 3 | 1.22 miles | Rightmove | | [Greylag Gate, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7062d4c) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.31 miles | Rightmove | | [Coomer Court, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9d336ee) | £1,495/mo | 3 | 1.41 miles | Rightmove | | [Knype Way, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d86444a) | £875/mo | 3 | 1.44 miles | Rightmove | | [Thistleberry Avenue, The Westlands, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b9782ab) | £1,445/mo | 3 | 1.5 miles | Rightmove | | [Thistleberry Avenue, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d5ce523) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 1.6 miles | Rightmove | | [Rosemary Hill, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8c68362) | £1,400/mo | 3 | 1.6 miles | Rightmove | **Average rent: £1,090/mo (28 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £127,875 - **Target investor price (1%):** £102,300 *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 £1,023/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 5.2% - **Cost-to-rent:** 19.2× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-30/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.5% *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:** 14.9% - **10y growth:** 30.2% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Newcastle-under-Lyme; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 3.8% - **5y growth (index):** 31.7% - **10y growth (index):** 60.7% ## 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)