For sale Semi-detached

76 SPARROW TERRACE

NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 8PQ

2 beds 1 baths 872 sq ft Listed 17 Mar 2026 (-88d)

£139,950

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

81 m²

Council tax band

B

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£80,000 Oct 2015

Price per m²

£1,728/m²

Local average

£198,942 (-29.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (16,808 of 33,755)

Street crime

204 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • A Traditional Semi Detached Home Situated In This Convenient Porthill Location
  • Upvc Double Glazing & Gas Central Heating
  • Entrance Hall & Spacious Through Lounge / Dining Room
  • Fitted Kitchen
  • Two Generous Bedrooms
  • First Floor Modern Bathroom
  • Fore Court & Rear Garden
  • Detached Brick Garage
  • Convenient Location Near to Amenities
  • No Vendor Upward Chain !

Additional details

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

Description

NO VENDOR CHAIN ! GARAGE TO REAR ! Bob Gutteridge Estate Agents are delighted to bring to the market this traditional semi-detached home situated in the ever popular and highly convenient Porthill location. The property is ideally placed for access to local shops, schools and amenities, whilst also providing excellent road links to the A34 and A500, making it an ideal purchase for families, first time buyers or investors alike. As you would expect, this home benefits from the modern-day comforts of Upvc double glazing along with gas central heating. In brief, the well-proportioned accommodation comprises of an entrance hall, a spacious through lounge/dining room and a fitted kitchen. To the first floor are two generous double bedrooms along with a first floor family bathroom. Externally, the property enjoys a forecourt to the frontage, whilst to the rear there is an enclosed garden providing space for outdoor seating and relaxation, along with the added advantage of a detached brick garage. We can also confirm that this property is being offered for sale with the added benefit of No Vendor Chain, making it an excellent opportunity for purchasers seeking a straightforward move.

Early viewing is strongly recommended to fully appreciate the location and potential this home has to offer.

Entrance Hall - With part panel/part frosted glazed front access door incorporating inset leaded pattern with glazed skylight above, panelled radiator, ceramic tiled flooring, wall mounted thermostat and door leading off to;

Open Plan Lounge / Dining Room - 8.61m into bay x 4.14m reducing to 3.05m (28'3" in - With Upvc double glazed bay window to front elevation and Upvc double glazed window to rear elevation, two pendant light fittings, two wall light fittings, two double panelled radiators, feature fireplace with built in modern pebble effect electric fire, TV aerial connection point, Virgin Media connection point (subject to usual transfer regulations), built in gas and electricity meter cupboards, stairs to first floor landing and power points. Door leading off to;

Fitted Kitchen - 4.52m x 2.18m (14'10" x 7'2") - With Upvc double glazed window to side elevation and Upvc double glazed frosted side access door. A range of base and wall mounted white storage cupboards providing ample domestic cupboard and drawer space with round edge work surfaces incorporating one and a half stainless steel sink unit with chrome mixer tap above. Built in four ring gas hob with oven beneath and extractor hood above, ceramic splashback tiling, ceramic tiled flooring, space for fridge/freezer, plumbing for automatic washing machine, space for condenser dryer, power points and Glow-worm Ultimate boiler providing the domestic hot water and central heating systems.

First Floor Landing - With pendant light fitting, smoke alarm and doors leading off to rooms including;

Bedroom One (Front) - 4.09m x 3.33m + recess (13'5" x 10'11" + recess) - With Upvc double glazed window to front elevation, pendant light fitting, panelled radiator and power points.

Bedroom Two (Rear) - 3.43m plus recess x 3.10m maximum (11'3" plus rece - With Upvc double glazed window to rear elevation, pendant light fitting, panelled radiator, power points and doors to built in airing cupboard housing the copper hot water cylinder along with ample domestic shelving and storage space.

First Floor Bathroom - 2.31m x 2.18m (7'7" x 7'2") - With Upvc double glazed frosted window to rear elevation, three lamp light fitting, extractor fan and a modern white suite comprising low level dual flush WC, vanity sink unit with chrome mixer tap above, panelled bath unit with mixer tap and shower attachment along with Triton T80 electric shower, ceramic splashback tiling, ceramic tiled flooring and modern vertical radiator.

Externally -

Fore Court -

Rear Garden - Bounded by mature hedges to borders along with concrete posts and concrete panel fencing. Paved areas provide ample patio and sitting space, with lawn section and bark chippings to borders providing ease of maintenance.

Detached Brick Garage - With Upvc double glazed window to rear elevation, double glazed frosted rear access door, metal up and over door and ample domestic external storage 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: 173374565

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 31/03/2026

Expiry date: 30/03/2036

Current heating cost: £1,466/year

Potential heating cost: £756/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £28,600

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,500)
  • 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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EPC Graphs

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Price history

7% since 2012

Event Date Price % change
Listed for sale £139,950 +74.9%
Sold 07/10/2015 (10 years ago) £80,000 +6.7%
Sold 29/06/2012 (13 years ago) £75,000

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
21 TEMPLAR TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PN £90,556 16/01/2026 Semi-detached
5 DAIN PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QL £204,000 08/08/2025 Semi-detached
4 ASHCROFT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8ES £213,000 02/06/2025 Semi-detached
15 TEMPLAR TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PN £200,000 16/04/2025 Semi-detached
4 GARNETT ROAD WEST, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8EQ £222,000 21/03/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 78 SPARROW TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PQ £120,000 18/12/2023 Terraced
10A WATLANDS VIEW, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8AA £149,950 16/11/2023 Semi-detached
50 CLARE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PX £128,000 09/10/2023 Semi-detached
117 DIMSDALE VIEW WEST, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8EL £229,950 22/09/2023 Semi-detached
5 ASHCROFT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8ES £235,000 10/08/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 96 SPARROW TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PQ £85,000 28/07/2023 Terraced
52 CLARE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PX £218,400 12/05/2023 Semi-detached
36 GARNETT ROAD WEST, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8EQ £189,950 01/05/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 98 SPARROW TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PQ £120,000 12/04/2023 Semi-detached
17 TEMPLAR CRESCENT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PW £252,500 25/11/2022 Semi-detached
2 TEMPLAR TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PN £176,500 28/10/2022 Semi-detached
133 HEATON TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PL £220,000 30/09/2022 Semi-detached
2 ASHCROFT GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8ES £185,000 23/09/2022 Semi-detached
2 DIMSDALE VIEW EAST, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8EE £140,000 02/09/2022 Semi-detached
78 CLARE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PR £83,000 23/08/2022 Semi-detached
10 DIMSDALE VIEW EAST, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8EE £155,000 22/08/2022 Semi-detached
134 DIMSDALE VIEW WEST, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8EL £230,000 15/07/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 108 SPARROW TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PQ £275,000 03/05/2022 Detached
Same street 108 SPARROW TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PQ £270,000 29/04/2022 Detached
3 QUEEN STREET, PORTHILL, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8QJ £86,500 18/03/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 66 SPARROW TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PQ £145,000 28/01/2022 Terraced
Same street 52 SPARROW TERRACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 8PQ £120,000 03/08/2021 Terraced

Street average: £162,143 (7 sales)

Area average: £180,465 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 28.4%
10y growth 36.5%

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 Queen Street 0.1 miles
Shop Unknown 0.2 miles
Shop The co-operative food 0.4 miles
Hospital Bradwell Hospital 0.5 miles
Train station Longport 0.6 miles
Train station Apedale Road 1.6 miles
Hospital St Augustine's Hospital 1.6 miles
University University of Staffordshire Stoke Campus 2.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 72
Anti-social behaviour 49
Criminal damage and arson 17
Public order 17
Vehicle crime 13
Burglary 9
Other theft 9
Other crime 7
Shoplifting 7
Drugs 2
Possession of weapons 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 204

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
Kaleidoscope School Other 0.2 miles Good — 10 Dec 2023
Oaklands Nursery School Nursery 0.3 miles Outstanding — 15 Feb 2013
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases Other 0.3 miles Good — 26 Jun 2015
Sun Academy Bradwell Primary 0.5 miles Good — 11 Sep 2018
Ellison Primary Academy Primary 0.5 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
Dimsdale View East, Newcastle-under-Lyme £850/mo 2 0.11 miles Rightmove
Sparrow Terrace, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 £800/mo 2 0.12 miles Rightmove
Garnett Road East, Porthill, Newcastle £695/mo 2 0.23 miles Rightmove
Nelson Street, ST5 £695/mo 2 0.47 miles Rightmove
Milehouse Lane Newcastle £750/mo 2 0.78 miles Rightmove
Loomer Road, Chesterton £700/mo 2 0.92 miles Rightmove
Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 £1/mo 0.93 miles Rightmove
George Street, Chesterton, ST5 £1,000/mo 2 0.98 miles Rightmove
Cooper Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, ST5 £775/mo 2 0.99 miles Rightmove
Cromer Street, May Bank £775/mo 2 1 miles Rightmove
Cromer Street, May Bank, Newcastle £750/mo 2 1 miles Rightmove
Oxford Road, May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 £795/mo 2 1.07 miles Rightmove
Oxford Road ST5 £750/mo 2 1.07 miles Rightmove
Wilmot Drive, Knutton, Newcastle Under Lyme £995/mo 2 1.11 miles Rightmove
Apedale Road, Chesterton, ST5 £850/mo 2 1.18 miles Rightmove
Hassam Avenue, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 £745/mo 2 1.21 miles Rightmove
The Mill, Enderley Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 £1,295/mo 2 1.4 miles Rightmove
Heath Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Stoke-On-Trent, ST5 £795/mo 2 1.5 miles Rightmove
Brindley Street, Newcastle, ST5 £925/mo 2 1.5 miles Rightmove
Albert Street, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 £975/mo 2 1.64 miles Rightmove

Average rent: £842/mo (54 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 3.9%
  • 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).