Buying a home in ST5, Newcastle. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£211kmost £163k–£269k
Houses per m²£2,634flats £2,675
Sold last year6574,568 in five years
Prices in Newcastle-under-Lyme+6.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in ST5 sold for £211,102 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £163,113 and £268,585, for about 86 m² of space.

657 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £92k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in ST5 1 (£2,251) and the most in ST5 5 (£3,529).

Across Newcastle-under-Lyme, prices are up 6.5% on a year ago and up 28% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £896 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £963 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in ST5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£169,295£139k–£186k46 m²23
2£162,463£134k–£198k68 m²1,474
3£211,102£163k–£269k86 m²2,035
4£317,014£253k–£379k111 m²493
5+£405,283£333k–£545k151 m²365

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£169k£162k£211k£317k£405k
Detached—£233k£285k£348k£474k
Semi-detached£174k£181k£218k£282k£350k
Terraced£159k£138k£157k£208k£283k
Flats£92k£106k£126k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across ST5

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
ST5 0£2,508£2,622
ST5 1£2,251£4,273
ST5 2£2,729£2,138
ST5 3£3,080£2,102
ST5 4£3,350—
ST5 5£3,529—
ST5 6£2,253£1,792
ST5 7£2,278£2,192
ST5 8£2,441£1,967
ST5 9£2,630£1,336

Schools near ST5

Best state primary within 2 kmCo-op Academy Friarswood86% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThistley Hough Academy46.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%13 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about ST5

Is ST5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Newcastle-under-Lyme are up 6.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (86% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (46.1% against 43.8%); 657 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in ST5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in ST5 sold for £211,102 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £163,113 and £268,585.

How many homes sell in ST5 each year?

657 homes sold in the last year and 4,568 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near ST5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Co-op Academy Friarswood, where 86% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near ST5?

For a 3-bedroom house, ST4 (£187k, 4 km), ST1 (£154k, 5 km), ST6 (£152k, 6 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.