UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/newcastle-under-lyme
Council areaWest Midlands, England
House prices in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme sold for a median of £200,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,153 standard sales.
That makes it the second cheapest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £255,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 906 | £310,000 | £257,000 to £400,000 | £3,056/m²from 39 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,391 | £192,000 | £160,000 to £237,000 | £2,316/m²from 61 sales |
| Terraced | 705 | £140,500 | £123,000 to £171,000 | £1,897/m²from 22 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 151 | £110,000 | £84,000 to £140,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Newcastle-under-Lyme, at 44% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 29%.
Terraced houses stand out against the West Midlands as a whole: a median of £140,500 here, 32% less than the £206,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,544 per m², 18% below the £3,091 across the West Midlands as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 5% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 47%, from £136,500 in 2016 to £200,000 in 2025, less than the 50% rise across the West Midlands as a whole.
Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme
The dearest district was CW3 (Crewe), at £323,000, and the cheapest was ST5 (Newcastle), at £200,000.
Post towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme, by number of sales: Newcastle (ST5), Stoke-on-Trent (ST7), Crewe (CW3).
- CW3Crewe, 249 salesMedian price £323,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- ST7Stoke-on-Trent, 1,537 salesMedian price £217,000Price per square metre £2,530Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- ST5Newcastle, 2,093 salesMedian price £200,000Price per square metre £2,602Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Clayton Road, Newcastle (ST5)39 sales
- Seabridge Lane, Newcastle (ST5)23 sales
- Clayton Lodge Gardens, Newcastle (ST5)21 sales
- Tagus Grove, Newcastle (ST5)19 sales
- Congleton Road, Talke (ST7)19 sales
- Oxford Road, Basford (ST5)18 sales
- Fearns Avenue, Newcastle (ST5)16 sales
- High Street, Wolstanton (ST5)15 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Congleton Road North, Scholar Green (ST7, £413,500), Pondside Road, Newcastle (ST5, detached houses, £402,500) and Mckelvey Way, Audlem (CW3, detached houses, £374,000).
The cheapest were London Road, Newcastle (ST5, flats, £70,000), High Street, Wolstanton (ST5, flats, £120,000) and Oxford Road, Basford (ST5, terraced houses, £127,500).
Living in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Crime
76 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
85% of homes can get it
Lower than 71 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
60% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,334 a year in Newcastle-under-Lyme for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 72 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the West Midlands
Median sale price of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Newcastle-under-Lyme and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Wyre Forest£257,000
- Tamworth£248,000
- Nuneaton and Bedworth£244,000
- Birmingham£240,000
- Dudley£240,000
- East Staffordshire£240,000
- Telford and Wrekin£235,000
- Coventry£230,000
- Staffordshire Moorlands£228,500
- Cannock Chase£227,000
- Walsall£227,000
- Wolverhampton£223,000
- Sandwell£220,000
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, this council area£200,000
- Stoke-on-Trent£160,000
About these figures
Newcastle-under-Lyme's figures come from 3,153 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Newcastle-under-Lyme, so their sales add up to 3,879 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.