# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (ST5 7LP) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 70A, CASTLE STREET, NEWCASTLE, CHESTERTON, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 7LP | | Price | £250,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Council tax | B | | Construction age | England and Wales: 1950-1966 | | Floor area | 95 m² | | Last sold | £245,000 May 2022 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** C - **Potential rating:** C - **Expiry date:** 03/03/2036 - **Current heating cost:** £916/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500 ### Recommendations - W2 (£5,000 - £10,000) - U (£8,000 - £10,000) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2169-4513-7114-8417-7771) ## Description Heywoods Estate Agents are excited to bring to the market this exceptional and highly versatile three bedroom semi-detached home located on Castle Street in Chesterton. Occupying a substantial plot with extensive outbuildings, this is a truly outstanding opportunity within a well established residential area. The defining feature of this property is the impressive size of the plot and the remarkable range of external accommodation. Homes offering this level of space and flexibility are rarely available. The generous frontage provides extensive off-road parking for multiple vehicles and leads to a large mechanical style garage, ideal for secure storage, workshop use or a variety of business purposes. To the rear, a further oversized garage and additional outbuildings significantly enhance the appeal, delivering exceptional space for those requiring workspace, trade facilities, vehicle storage or substantial ancillary accommodation. The rear garden is equally impressive, offering a private and expansive outdoor setting with excellent potential. Whether enjoyed as a generous family garden or considered for future extension, subject to the necessary planning permissions, the scale of the plot provides flexibility that is hard to find. Internally, the home has been updated and modernised in many areas, resulting in well-presented accommodation suited to contemporary living. The property further benefits from a brand new boiler installed in March 2026, providing added efficiency and peace of mind for prospective purchasers. The ground floor centres around an open-plan layout, creating a spacious and sociable environment ideal for both everyday family life and entertaining. The living and dining areas flow seamlessly into a well appointed kitchen, while a bright conservatory to the rear offers an additional reception space overlooking the garden. To the first floor, there are three well proportioned bedrooms, all offering comfortable accommodation, alongside a modern family bathroom suite. This property successfully combines quality residential living with extensive external facilities, making it particularly attractive to purchasers seeking flexibility between home and work, or those simply desiring a substantial plot with significant outbuildings. It presents a rare chance to secure a home that offers both immediate practicality and long-term potential. A distinctive opportunity where plot size, outbuildings and versatility are the defining features. Early viewing is highly recommended. ## Property Photos - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75638) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75650) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75652) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75654) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75655) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75656) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75657) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75658) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75659) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75660) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75661) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75662) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75663) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75665) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75667) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75669) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75671) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75673) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75674) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75676) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75678) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75680) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75682) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75684) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75686) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75688) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75690) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75692) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75693) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75697) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75699) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75701) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75702) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75704) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75706) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75708) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75711) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75712) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75713) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75714) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75715) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75716) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75717) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75718) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75719) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75720) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75721) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75722) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/173095115/75723) ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/173095115/75724) - Floorplan 1 ## FENSA Certificates This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record. ### FENSA Certificate #7045380 - **Address:** 70a Castle Street, Chesterton, ST5 7LP - **Certificate Issued:** 15/12/2009 - **Work Completed:** 26/10/2009 - **Items:** 1 window(s) ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 70A CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £245,000 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 70A CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £169,950 | 29/08/2014 | Semi-detached | | 70A CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £107,950 | 11/11/2003 | Semi-detached | | 70A CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £50,500 | 11/06/1999 | Semi-detached | | 70A CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £53,000 | 28/02/1997 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | 28 WOLSTANTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LX | £147,500 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached | | 11 GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LF | £95,000 | 11/09/2025 | Semi-detached | | 53 GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LF | £150,000 | 13/09/2023 | Semi-detached | | 89 LONDON ROAD, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LR | £121,000 | 07/07/2023 | Semi-detached | | 192 LONDON ROAD, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7HZ | £182,000 | 02/05/2023 | Semi-detached | | 16 WOLSTANTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LX | £153,000 | 13/04/2023 | Semi-detached | | 1 TENBY GROVE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7NZ | £135,000 | 16/03/2023 | Semi-detached | | 13 ROMNEY AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7JP | £165,000 | 08/03/2023 | Semi-detached | | 2 CONSTABLE AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LD | £155,000 | 03/03/2023 | Semi-detached | | 3 WOLSTANTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LX | £177,500 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached | | 38 GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LG | £148,500 | 25/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 50 ROMNEY AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7JN | £105,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | 41 EMBERTON STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LJ | £157,500 | 21/04/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 70 CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £170,000 | 06/04/2022 | Semi-detached | | 75 ROMNEY AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7JR | £116,000 | 10/03/2022 | Semi-detached | | 2 HOGARTH PLACE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7JW | £130,000 | 28/02/2022 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 69A CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £218,000 | 25/02/2022 | Detached | | 90 CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7JJ | £103,500 | 25/02/2022 | Semi-detached | | 54 WARWICK STREET, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7JQ | £170,000 | 10/01/2022 | Semi-detached | | 8 RED LION SQUARE, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7ER | £190,000 | 10/12/2021 | Semi-detached | | 3 ROMNEY AVENUE, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7JP | £150,000 | 10/12/2021 | Semi-detached | | 1 EMBERTON STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LJ | £120,000 | 30/11/2021 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 51 CASTLE STREET, CHESTERTON, NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST5 7LP | £210,000 | 12/08/2021 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £199,333 (3 sales) **Area average:** £143,575 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £199,459 (143 Semi-detached, ST5, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +25.3% ## 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):** £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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | [Warwick Street, Stoke-On-Trent, ST5 7JQ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2a1fbb7) | £795/mo | 3 | 0.07 miles | Rightmove | | [Mount Pleasant, Chesterton, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/73174a0) | £850/mo | 3 | 0.08 miles | Rightmove | | [Victoria Street, Chesterton, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3955fdd) | £700/mo | 3 | 0.24 miles | Rightmove | | [Watermills, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2c49cfd) | £930/mo | 3 | 0.28 miles | Rightmove | | [Willard Close, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/439b0fb) | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.32 miles | Rightmove | | [Sandford Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e22b1b7) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | Rightmove | | [Hazel Road, Staffordshire, ](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c57dcdb) | £800/mo | 3 | 0.58 miles | Rightmove | | [Car Park Lymedale Cross Industrial Estate, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bced143) | £1/mo | — | 0.91 miles | Rightmove | | [Dimsdale View East, Porthill, Newcastle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/32408f9) | £800/mo | 3 | 1.07 miles | Rightmove | | [Navigation Way, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a3d1f6a) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 1.32 miles | Rightmove | | [Porthill Bank, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b4f4e01) | £800/mo | 3 | 1.38 miles | Rightmove | | [Waters Edge Close, Silverdale, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2914cd8) | £1,000/mo | 3 | 1.57 miles | Rightmove | | [Hempstalls Lane, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8e3c715) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.59 miles | Rightmove | | [High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f374b79) | £900/mo | 3 | 1.7 miles | Rightmove | | [High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ced9126) | £950/mo | 3 | 1.7 miles | Rightmove | | [Ground Floor Shop, 113 High Street, Silverdale, ST6 6LX](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d1263f1) | £450/mo | — | 1.77 miles | Rightmove | | [Greylag Gate, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7062d4c) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.81 miles | Rightmove | | [Enderley Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5fe428d) | £1,350/mo | 3 | 1.81 miles | Rightmove | | [Snowgoose Way, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/29d2bce) | £1,300/mo | 3 | 1.86 miles | Rightmove | | [Basford Park Road, Newcastle, ST5](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8243c89) | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.91 miles | Rightmove | **Average rent: £933/mo (34 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £117,500 - **Target investor price (1%):** £94,000 *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 £940/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 4.5% - **Cost-to-rent:** 22.2× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-164/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.7% *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:** £2,632/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 25.8% - **10y growth:** 37% ## 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)