Emery Avenue, Newcastle, ST5
West Midlands
£200,000
Listed on 28/10/2026
Listed on 28/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
861 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in the Westlands area of Newcastle-under-Lyme is offered with no onward chain and requires modernisation. Its traditional layout includes a front lounge with a bay window and fireplace, plus a rear kitchen-diner with garden access, a pantry and a ground-floor WC. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. The property also has a private rear garden, driveway parking and a detached garage. Local shops, schools and everyday amenities are nearby, with Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre and wider road connections within reach. The accommodation and outdoor space provide scope for refurbishment, subject to inspection and any necessary checks.
WHOTS analysis
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42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This traditional Westlands semi has a strong starting point: a bay-fronted living room, driveway, detached garage and private rear garden, in a sought-after part of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The pictured interiors offer plenty of scope to reshape the look of the house, while the overgrown garden and weathered outbuilding also give a buyer clear projects to tackle. At £200,000, the asking price is broadly in line with the local £/sqf benchmark, which is a reasonable entry point rather than a discount.
The main caution is the overall economics: once the purchase is combined with a mid-to-substantial programme of works, the cost position looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of renovated value. Dated finishes and worn flooring are visible in several rooms, with ceiling cracking also apparent in several places, so this is a substantial project rather than a quick refresh.
Key opportunities
- Rework the dated interiors into a coherent home, using the traditional proportions and bay-fronted living room as the starting point.
- Clear and maintain the overgrown rear garden to make better use of its private outdoor space.
- Inspect the detached outbuilding and, if repairable, bring it back into useful condition alongside the driveway and garage.
Key risks
- The purchase price plus a substantial works programme leaves the overall cost position stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Worn finishes across several pictured rooms, visible ceiling cracking, and the garden and outbuilding work make this a major programme to plan and manage, not a cosmetic refresh.
- All-in costs look stretched with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 20% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station
2.5 miles
Train · Stoke-upon-Trent
Longport Rail Station
2.7 miles
Train · Longport
Longton Rail Station
4.4 miles
Train · Longton
Wedgwood Rail Station
4.7 miles
Train · Barlaston
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