Sold STC Semi-detached

25 WEM GROVE

NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 7RA

2 beds 1 baths 581 sq ft Listed 10 Mar 2026 (-102d)

£160,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

54 m²

Council tax band

B

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£150,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,963/m²

Local average

£199,459 (-19.8%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (19,593 of 33,755)

Street crime

67 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Two bedroom semi-detached home in quiet cul-de-sac
  • Ideal first time purchase in popular Mitchells Wood area
  • Driveway parking and neat front garden
  • Bright lounge with stairs to first floor
  • Newly fitted modern kitchen with garden access
  • Low maintenance rear garden with shrubs and plants

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Front garden, Private garden
Listed property
No
Restrictions
No
Required access
No
Rights of way
No
Flooded in last 5 years
No
Flood defences
No

Description

Heywoods Estate Agents are excited to bring to the market this beautifully presented two bedroom semi-detached home, ideally positioned in a quiet cul-de-sac on Wem Grove, within the popular Mitchells Wood development in Chesterton, Newcastle under Lyme. Offering an excellent opportunity for a first-time buyer, the property combines modern touches with a practical layout in a peaceful and convenient setting.
On approach, the home enjoys driveway parking and a neat front garden, setting a welcoming first impression. Stepping inside, an entrance porch provides space for coats and shoes before leading into a bright and comfortable lounge. The lounge is well proportioned, featuring a window to the front aspect that fills the room with natural light and stairs leading to the first floor landing. This inviting space is ideal for relaxing or entertaining.
A door leads through to the newly fitted kitchen, which has been stylishly updated to create a modern and functional space. The kitchen features a range of sleek units with complementary work surfaces, an inset sink and drainer, built-in oven, hob and integrated slimline dishwasher. A window to the rear aspect provides a pleasant outlook over the garden, while a door offers direct access outside, making it easy to enjoy the garden during warmer months.
To the first floor, the landing leads to two bedrooms and the family bathroom. The main bedroom, positioned to the front of the property, is a generous double offering ample space for wardrobes and bedroom furniture. The second bedroom, overlooking the rear garden, is a comfortable single that would also make an ideal nursery, study, or guest room. The family bathroom is also situated to the rear and comprises a bath with shower over, WC, and a wash hand basin set within a vanity unit providing useful storage below. The space is tastefully finished and designed for modern living.
Externally, the rear garden is private and easy to maintain, being mainly paved and complemented by a selection of shrubs, bushes, and plants that add colour and interest throughout the year. It’s an ideal space for outdoor seating, relaxing, or entertaining in a low-maintenance setting.
This lovely property offers a comfortable and practical home in a desirable location, making it a fantastic choice for first-time buyers or those looking to downsize. With its cul-de-sac position, driveway parking, and newly fitted kitchen, it’s a home ready to move straight into and enjoy.
EPC Rating: C

Listed by

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Heywoods

Reference: 173092229

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 07/11/2025

Expiry date: 06/11/2035

Current heating cost: £571/year

Potential heating cost: £523/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 4 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #991537

Property Details

Street: 25 Wem Grove

Town: Newcastle

Postcode: ST5 7RA

Installation Details

Items: 1 window and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 19/09/2003

Work Completed: 20/08/2003

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #1051905

Property Details

Street: 25 Wem Grove

Town: Newcastle

Postcode: ST5 7RA

Installation Details

Items: 2 windows

Certificate Issued: 17/10/2003

Work Completed: 12/09/2003

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #1243505

Property Details

Street: 25 Wem Grove

Town: Newcastle

Postcode: ST5 7RA

Installation Details

Items: 1 window and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 17/11/2003

Work Completed: 03/11/2003

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #8804498

Property Details

Street: 25 Wem Grove

Town: Newcastle

Postcode: ST5 7RA

Installation Details

Items: 3 windows

Certificate Issued: 16/04/2012

Work Completed: 16/03/2012

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

150% since 2019

Event Date Price % change
Sold 20/03/2026 (3 months ago) £150,000 +150%
Sold 05/04/2019 (7 years ago) £60,000

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
Same street 21 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA £220,000 20/03/2026 Detached
46 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL £190,000 16/01/2026 Semi-detached
Same street 31 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA £187,000 07/01/2026 Semi-detached
3 BELLS HOLLOW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AJ £280,000 06/01/2026 Semi-detached
250 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AB £180,000 22/01/2025 Semi-detached
17 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL £172,000 26/04/2024 Semi-detached
215 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AB £132,500 29/11/2023 Semi-detached
12 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL £145,000 11/09/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 30 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA £128,000 14/07/2023 Semi-detached
25B NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL £118,000 31/03/2023 Semi-detached
239 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AB £143,000 24/11/2022 Semi-detached
1 WHITCHURCH GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QU £150,000 21/11/2022 Semi-detached
172 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AA £175,000 28/10/2022 Semi-detached
40 CHESTNUT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7DD £50,000 22/09/2022 Semi-detached
9 WENLOCK CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QF £190,000 14/09/2022 Semi-detached
84A LIVERPOOL ROAD, RED STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AF £167,000 01/09/2022 Semi-detached
36 WHITCHURCH GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QU £243,000 25/07/2022 Semi-detached
170 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AA £184,000 10/06/2022 Semi-detached
11 WENLOCK CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QF £145,000 06/05/2022 Semi-detached
168 CRACKLEY BANK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7AA £200,000 04/03/2022 Semi-detached
25A NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL £118,500 31/01/2022 Semi-detached
36 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL £170,000 26/10/2021 Semi-detached
46 NEWPORT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7QL £175,000 30/09/2021 Semi-detached
Same street 7 WEM GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7RA £171,000 23/09/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £176,500 (4 sales)

Area average: £166,400 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 20.8%
10y growth 33.6%

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

1y (index) 2.9%
5y (index) 24.9%
10y (index) 59.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £743/mo
Realistic £825/mo
Optimistic £908/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 Crackley Bank 0.1 miles
Shop Toolstation 0.6 miles
Shop Screwfix 0.6 miles
Train station Apedale Road 1.3 miles
Train station Silverdale 1.6 miles
Hospital Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre 2.6 miles
University Keele University 3.7 miles
Hospital Royal Stoke University Hospital 3.8 miles
University University of Buckingham Crewe Campus 7.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 27
Anti-social behaviour 13
Criminal damage and arson 8
Public order 7
Burglary 3
Other crime 3
Other theft 3
Shoplifting 2
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 67

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 10 Apr 2014
Crackley Bank Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 21 May 2023
Chesterton Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 8 Jul 2021
Chesterton Community Sports College Secondary 1.1 miles Good — 13 Nov 2022
Bursley Academy Primary 1.1 miles Requires improvement — 18 Mar 2024

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
Winterside Close, Newcastle £725/mo 2 0.4 miles Rightmove
George Street, Chesterton, ST5 £1,000/mo 2 0.86 miles Rightmove
Cooper Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, ST5 £775/mo 2 1.1 miles Rightmove
Loomer Road, Chesterton £700/mo 2 1.27 miles Rightmove
Dimsdale View East, Newcastle-under-Lyme £850/mo 2 1.69 miles Rightmove
Sparrow Terrace, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 £800/mo 2 1.7 miles Rightmove
Garnett Road East, Porthill, Newcastle £695/mo 2 1.79 miles Rightmove
Dimsdale Parade East, Newcastle £775/mo 2 1.93 miles Rightmove
Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 £1/mo 1.96 miles Rightmove
Nelson Street, ST5 £695/mo 2 2.06 miles Rightmove
Wilmot Drive, Knutton, Newcastle Under Lyme £995/mo 2 2.11 miles Rightmove
Milehouse Lane Newcastle £750/mo 2 2.13 miles Rightmove
Hughes Avenue Newcastle £625/mo 2 2.5 miles Rightmove
Hassam Avenue, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 £745/mo 2 2.5 miles Rightmove
Cromer Street, May Bank £775/mo 2 2.58 miles Rightmove
Cromer Street, May Bank, Newcastle £750/mo 2 2.58 miles Rightmove
Kimberley Road, Newcastle £800/mo 2 2.62 miles Rightmove
Oxford Road ST5 £750/mo 2 2.65 miles Rightmove
Madeley Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 £795/mo 2 2.76 miles Rightmove
Silverdale, Silverdale, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 £950/mo 2 2.76 miles Rightmove

Average rent: £846/mo (52 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.48%
Max investor price (0.8%) £95,375
Target investor price (1%) £76,300
Gross yield 5.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 17.5×
Monthly cashflow £32/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 0.8%
  • 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).