For sale Bungalow

17 FERNDOWN DRIVE

NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 4BP

2 beds 1 baths 657 sq ft Listed 20 May 2026 (-3d)

£210,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

61 m²

Council tax band

B

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£150,000 Jul 2016

Price per m²

£3,443/m²

Local average

£340,447 (-38.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (28,819 of 33,755)

Street crime

84 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

  • Semi-detached bungalow in Clayton
  • Two front aspect bedrooms
  • Modern fitted kitchen with rear aspect
  • Generous driveway and detached garage
  • Conservatory overlooking the garden

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Water
Mains supply
Sewerage
Mains supply
Heating
Gas central
Accessibility
Wet room, Level access shower, No wheelchair access
Parking
Driveway
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 pleased to welcome to the market this well-presented semi-detached bungalow on Ferndown Drive, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The property offers comfortable single-storey living, generous driveway parking and a practical, low-maintenance plot, all within easy reach of nearby bus routes, Westbury Park convenience shops and excellent commuter links to the A500 and M6 road networks.
The accommodation begins with an entrance hallway providing access to the main rooms. The two bedrooms are positioned to the front of the property, both enjoying a front aspect and good natural light. The principal bedroom offers comfortable space for bedroom furniture, while the second bedroom provides flexibility for use as a guest room, study or hobby room.
To the rear, the lounge/diner forms a bright and spacious reception room with wood-effect flooring, a feature fireplace and ample space for both seating and dining furniture. Sliding doors lead into the conservatory, creating a pleasant extension of the living space with views over the rear garden and direct access outside.
The kitchen also enjoys a rear aspect and is fitted with contemporary grey gloss units, contrasting work surfaces, tiled splashbacks, an integrated oven, gas hob, sink area, open shelving and space for appliances. A rear door provides convenient access to the garden, making the layout practical for everyday use.
The wet room is finished with full-height tiling and includes a walk-in shower area, wash basin and WC, with a frosted window allowing natural light while maintaining privacy.
Externally, the property is approached via a spacious paved driveway providing ample off-road parking, with gated access leading through to the rear. The rear garden has been designed for ease of maintenance and is mainly paved, offering space for outdoor seating, potted planting and entertaining.
The detached garage has been thoughtfully partitioned to provide a useful store area to the front and a garden/hobby room to the rear, adding excellent versatility for storage, hobbies, a workshop or occasional home working, depending on the buyer’s needs.
Combining a practical layout, generous parking, versatile outside space and a convenient residential location, this attractive bungalow is ideally suited to buyers seeking a manageable home with excellent local amenities and commuter links close by.

Listed by

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Heywoods

Reference: 88755099

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 24/03/2016

Current heating cost: £520/year

Potential heating cost: £468/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

All

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Listed for sale — £210,000 +40%
Sold 08/07/2016 (9 years ago) £150,000 —

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
51 DARSHAM GARDENS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LW £220,000 12/09/2025 Detached
17 MANSFIELD CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4HA £172,000 11/09/2025 Detached
30 THE COVERT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BL £250,000 03/07/2025 Detached
98 NORTHWOOD LANE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BN £183,000 24/01/2025 Detached
27 PENMERE DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4HH £250,000 18/12/2023 Detached
14 THE SQUIRRELS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4HZ £345,000 08/12/2023 Detached
3 MERIDEN ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4HE £155,000 17/11/2023 Detached
Same street 11 FERNDOWN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BP £190,000 10/11/2023 Semi-detached
116 NORTHWOOD LANE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BN £250,000 11/10/2023 Detached
Same street 23 FERNDOWN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BP £208,000 23/08/2023 Detached
18 THE COVERT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BL £265,000 17/05/2023 Detached
7 LIDGATE WALK, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LT £275,000 28/04/2023 Detached
Same street 4 FERNDOWN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BP £195,000 01/02/2023 Detached
3 GLENDALE COURT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4HD £195,000 20/10/2022 Detached
14 CHURSTON CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LP £351,000 30/09/2022 Detached
7 HADLEIGH CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4LD £315,000 11/08/2022 Detached
8 THE COVERT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BL £233,000 15/07/2022 Detached
7 HOPEDALE CLOSE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4HT £280,000 30/06/2022 Detached
20 THE SPINNEY, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4DA £267,000 27/06/2022 Detached
3 THE BRACKENS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JL £425,000 14/04/2022 Detached
Same street 42 FERNDOWN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BP £186,000 01/04/2022 Semi-detached
36 THE BRACKENS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JL £425,000 25/02/2022 Detached
1 WYNSTAY COURT, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4HL £215,000 23/02/2022 Detached
Same street 47 FERNDOWN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BP £184,000 24/01/2022 Detached
41 THE BRACKENS, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4JL £358,250 10/01/2022 Detached
Same street 24A FERNDOWN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BP £212,000 24/09/2021 Detached
Same street 76 FERNDOWN DRIVE, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 4BP £317,500 12/08/2021 Detached

Street average: £213,214 (7 sales)

Area average: £271,463 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 8.1%
10y growth 42.5%

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

1y (index) 1.6%
5y (index) 23.8%
10y (index) 54.9%

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

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View ST5 4BP

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Mansfield Close 0.1 miles
Bus stop Woodside Crescent 0.1 miles
Shop Co-op Food 0.2 miles
Hospital North Staffordshire Nuffield Hospital 0.4 miles
Shop Premier 0.7 miles
Hospital Royal Stoke University Hospital 1.5 miles
Train station Trentham Leisure 1.7 miles
Train station Unknown 2.0 miles
University Keele University 2.4 miles
University University of Buckingham Crewe Campus 11.3 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 43
Anti-social behaviour 15
Criminal damage and arson 10
Public order 5
Burglary 2
Drugs 2
Other crime 2
Shoplifting 2
Other theft 1
Possession of weapons 1
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 84

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Clayton Hall Academy Secondary 0.5 miles Good — 18 Mar 2024
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 11 Apr 2014
St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 5 May 2017
Seabridge Primary School Primary 1.0 miles Good — 22 Mar 2012
Langdale Primary School Primary 1.0 miles Good — 15 Sep 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
Morston Drive, Newcastle, ST5 £900/mo 2 0.32 miles Rightmove
Ranworth Close, Newcastle £950/mo 2 0.34 miles Rightmove
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Greyswood Road, ST4 £950/mo 2 0.77 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Kensington Court, ST4 £795/mo 2 0.83 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Kensington Court, ST4 £850/mo 2 0.83 miles OpenRent
Stubbsfield Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 £925/mo 2 1.63 miles Rightmove
Stubbsfield Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 £1,000/mo 2 1.63 miles Rightmove
Duke Street, Newcastle, ST5 £800/mo 2 1.64 miles Rightmove
Stubbs Gate, Newcastle £775/mo 2 1.7 miles Rightmove
Hatrell Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 £800/mo 2 1.74 miles Rightmove
Freehold Street, Newcastle £775/mo 2 1.78 miles Rightmove
Friarswood Road, Newcastle, ST5 £750/mo 2 1.8 miles Rightmove
Tower Court, No.1 London Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 £1,195/mo 2 1.83 miles Rightmove
Windsor Court, No1 London Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 £1,295/mo 2 1.83 miles Rightmove
Grosvenor Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 £775/mo 2 1.85 miles Rightmove
Modern Studio In Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 £595/mo — 1.96 miles Rightmove
St. Georges Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 £875/mo 2 2 miles Rightmove
Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 £950/mo 2 2.01 miles Rightmove
Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 £950/mo 2 2.03 miles Rightmove
Marsh Box, Marsh Parade £895/mo 2 2.05 miles Rightmove

Average rent: £828/mo (48 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.42%
Max investor price (0.8%) £110,625
Target investor price (1%) £88,500
Gross yield 5.1%
Cost-to-rent ratio 19.8×
Monthly cashflow £-56/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -1.1%
  • 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).