# 2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (ST5 4JA) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 25 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 4JA | | Price | £190,000 | | Bedrooms | 2 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Council tax | B | | Construction age | England and Wales: 1976-1982 | | Floor area | 52 m² | | Last sold | £137,500 Aug 2017 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** D - **Potential rating:** B - **Expiry date:** 08/08/2028 - **Current heating cost:** £349/year ### Recommendations - W2 (6,000) - C (30) - E (35) - N (6,000) - U (8,000) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0146-2871-6687-9808-0291) ## Description Heywoods Estate Agent welcome to the market this attractive two bedroom semi-detached house on Ashridge Avenue, Westbury Park, Newcastle under Lyme, offered with no upward chain and representing an ideal first time purchase. The property offers well-planned accommodation, a bright and practical layout, driveway parking and a pleasant enclosed rear garden, making it a superb opportunity for buyers looking to take their first step onto the property ladder. Set within a popular residential area, the home is well placed for local amenities, schools, commuter links and access into Newcastle under Lyme town centre. The accommodation begins with an entrance hallway, giving access to the kitchen and main living area. The kitchen is fitted with a range of cream shaker-style units, wood-effect work surfaces, tiled splashbacks and a window to the front aspect. There is an integrated oven, gas hob and extractor, along with space for further appliances, creating a functional and neatly arranged cooking space. To the rear of the property is a spacious living room diner, offering a comfortable and versatile area for everyday living. The room benefits from wood effect flooring, neutral décor and a staircase rising to the first floor. There is ample space for both lounge and dining furniture, making it ideal for relaxing, entertaining or enjoying day-to-day family life. From here, doors lead through into the conservatory, adding a valuable additional reception space. The conservatory is a lovely feature of the home, filled with natural light and enjoying views over the rear garden. With French doors opening directly onto the decked seating area, it provides a pleasant connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces and works well as a sitting room, dining area, play space or home office. To the first floor, the landing leads to two double bedrooms and the family bathroom. The main bedroom is a comfortable double room, while the second bedroom is also a double, offering flexibility as a guest bedroom, dressing room, nursery or home office. The bathroom is fitted with a white suite comprising bath with shower screen, wash basin and WC, complemented by tiled walls and a frosted window. Externally, the property benefits from a long driveway to the front, providing off-road parking for several vehicles. The rear garden is a generous and private-feeling outdoor space, with decking directly outside the conservatory, a lawned area, mature planting, established hedging and fenced boundaries. The garden offers excellent potential for outdoor seating, gardening or entertaining during the warmer months. With no upward chain, driveway parking, a conservatory, enclosed rear garden and a convenient Westbury Park location, this well-presented home is an ideal first time purchase and early viewing is highly recommended. 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Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 25 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £137,500 | 11/08/2017 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | 38 HEMSBY WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4QX | £202,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached | | 19 HALESWORTH CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LJ | £170,000 | 14/01/2026 | Semi-detached | | 16 HALESWORTH CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LJ | £180,000 | 21/03/2025 | Semi-detached | | 5 RANWORTH CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LL | £200,000 | 30/01/2025 | Semi-detached | | 34 CHURSTON CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LP | £60,000 | 24/01/2025 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 38 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £189,950 | 22/11/2023 | Semi-detached | | 46 CHURSTON CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LP | £115,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | 6 WROXHAM WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JZ | £175,000 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 26 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £160,000 | 08/09/2023 | Semi-detached | | 15 CLAYDON CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JR | £230,000 | 29/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | 38 HEMSBY WAY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4QX | £155,000 | 31/05/2023 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 39 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £185,000 | 28/02/2023 | Semi-detached | | 1 YAXLEY COURT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JU | £200,000 | 24/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 5 SUDBURY PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LB | £275,000 | 09/11/2022 | Semi-detached | | 12 RANWORTH CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LL | £180,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 4 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £148,000 | 22/09/2022 | Terraced | | 39 CHURSTON CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LP | £112,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 23 WOODBRIDGE ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LA | £180,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 6 RANWORTH CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LL | £185,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached | | 32 MORSTON DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LS | £226,500 | 30/06/2022 | Semi-detached | | 12 CLAYDON CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JR | £170,000 | 27/06/2022 | Semi-detached | | 2 YAXLEY COURT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JU | £167,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 8 MORSTON DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LS | £185,010 | 18/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 11 CLAYDON CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JR | £235,000 | 12/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 22 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £172,000 | 27/01/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 42 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £165,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 44 ASHRIDGE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JA | £205,000 | 25/06/2021 | Detached | **Street average:** £174,993 (7 sales) **Area average:** £180,126 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £199,459 (143 Semi-detached, ST5, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -4.7% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Newcastle-under-Lyme). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £743/mo - **Realistic:** £825/mo - **Optimistic:** £908/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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | [Ranworth Close, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/891454f) | £950/mo | 2 | 0.11 miles | Rightmove | | [Morston Drive, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/855979c) | £900/mo | 2 | 0.21 miles | Rightmove | | [Warwick Avenue, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/94e1da4) | £950/mo | 2 | 0.6 miles | Rightmove | | [Warwick Avenue, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/292328a) | £950/mo | 2 | 0.62 miles | Rightmove | | 2 Bed Flat, Lymebrook Place, ST4 | £695/mo | 2 | 0.93 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed End Terrace, Leawood Road, ST4 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.96 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Greyswood Road, ST4 | £950/mo | 2 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed Terraced House, Kensington Court, ST4 | £795/mo | 2 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed Terraced House, Kensington Court, ST4 | £850/mo | 2 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent | | [Stubbsfield Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3e7aaed) | £925/mo | 2 | 1.62 miles | Rightmove | | [Duke Street, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/fbba9f8) | £800/mo | 2 | 1.63 miles | Rightmove | | [Hatrell Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3acd18f) | £725/mo | 2 | 1.67 miles | Rightmove | | [Thistleberry Avenue, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/01fa70c) | £795/mo | 2 | 1.67 miles | Rightmove | | [Stubbs Gate, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/422c1d7) | £800/mo | 2 | 1.7 miles | Rightmove | | [Friarswood Road, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d289bd4) | £750/mo | 2 | 1.71 miles | Rightmove | | [9 Rothesay Court, Rothesay Av, Westlands, ST5 2LX](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8dbfc26) | £210/mo | — | 1.71 miles | Rightmove | | [Tower Court, No.1 London Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7d5b06a) | £1,195/mo | 2 | 1.76 miles | Rightmove | | [Tower Court, No. 1 London Road, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/49c1be5) | £1,045/mo | 2 | 1.76 miles | Rightmove | | [Windsor Court, No.1 London Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2c70e35) | £1,195/mo | 2 | 1.76 miles | Rightmove | | [Windsor Court, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2cd66bf) | £980/mo | 2 | 1.76 miles | Rightmove | **Average rent: £845/mo (56 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.46% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £109,375 - **Target investor price (1%):** £87,500 *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 £875/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 5.5% - **Cost-to-rent:** 18.1× - **Monthly cashflow:** £14/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.3% *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).* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £3,654/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 22.3% - **10y growth:** 36.4% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Newcastle-under-Lyme; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 2.9% - **5y growth (index):** 24.9% - **10y growth (index):** 59.4% ## 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)