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Merlin Way, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merlin Way, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/stoke-on-trent-staffordshire/merlin-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ST7 4YL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£222,932
22 sales
Price range
£139k – £380k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Sep 2025
ST7 4YL

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At a glance

House prices£223k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station28 min walkKidsgrove station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

22 property sales on Merlin Way, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 19 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £242,500. Average sale prices rose from £183,750 in 2016 to £241,333 in 2025 (+31%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% detached, 32% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Merlin Way range from £138,500 to £380,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Merlin Way compared

ST7 postcode area£246,056
Stoke-On-Trent£253,035
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merlin Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ST7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £183,750 (2 sales)2016£184k2017: £171,667 (3 sales)2017£172k2018: £163,000 (2 sales)2018£163k2019: £201,000 (2 sales)2019£201k2020: £220,000 (1 sales)2020£220k2021: £222,500 (4 sales)2021£223k2022: £256,000 (2 sales)2022£256k2023: £324,000 (2 sales)2023£324k2024: £300,000 (1 sales)2024£300k2025: £241,333 (3 sales)2025£241k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£242,50019 Sep 2025
Semi-detached7£181,00019 May 2025

Sold prices on Merlin Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 19 Sep 2025£235,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 21 Jul 2025£292,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 19 May 2025£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 10 Oct 2024£300,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 10 Nov 2023£380,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 14 Jul 2023£268,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 15 Dec 2022£232,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 27 May 2022£280,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 20 Dec 2021£225,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 27 Sep 2021£250,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 17 Sep 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 11 Jun 2021£240,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 23 Mar 2021£162,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 4 Nov 2020£220,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 16 Oct 2019£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 3 May 2019£180,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 30 Apr 2019£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 26 Apr 2019£188,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 19 Oct 2018£187,500 DetachedFreehold
14, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 9 May 2018£138,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 19 May 2017£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 19 May 2017£195,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 10 Feb 2017£160,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 19 Aug 2016£142,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Merlin Way ST7 4YL 23 May 2016£225,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
30, Merlin Way £160,000 (Feb 2017) → £235,000 (Sep 2025) +47%
over 9 yrs
4, Merlin Way £240,000 (Jun 2021) → £300,000 (Oct 2024) +25%
over 3 yrs
9, Merlin Way £195,000 (May 2017) → £380,000 (Nov 2023) +95%
over 6 yrs
10, Merlin Way £160,000 (May 2017) → £232,000 (Dec 2022) +45%
over 6 yrs
5, Merlin Way £200,000 (Apr 2019) → £222,000 (Oct 2019) +11%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Merlin Way

Crime

50 crimes were reported within about a mile of Merlin Way in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences20
Anti-social behaviour16
Criminal damage & arson6
Public order3
Burglary2
Possession of weapons1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Merlin Way is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Stoke Trent Flood alert area
  • River Dane catchment including Kidsgrove, Sandbach, Congleton, Middlewich and Northeast Crewe Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Merlin Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Thursfield Primary School 315 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Packmoor Ormiston Academy 432 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Kidsgrove Primary School 156 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Kidsgrove Secondary School 394 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
Dove Bank Primary School 225 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy 190 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Castle Primary School 94 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Bluebell School Ltd 138 pupils Other independent special school 3–19 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Kidsgrove station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Longport station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
  • Alsager station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Jasmine Crescent (adj, Pennyfields Road) 3 min walk
  • Agora Gardens (opp, Pennyfields Road) 3 min walk
  • Jasmine Crescent (opp, Pennyfields Road) 3 min walk
  • Agora Gardens (adj, Pennyfields Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mount Road Practice
    Mount Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke On Trent · 1.0 mi
  • Kidsgrove Medical Centre
    Mount Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-On-Trent · 1.0 mi
  • Goldenhill Medical Centre
    Sita Medical Centre, High Street, Stoke-On-Trent · 1.2 mi
  • Greenmoss Medical Centre
    Portland Drive, Scholar Green, Stoke-On-Trent · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Whitehill Kidsgrove · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi White Hill Kidsgrove · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Stoke · 1.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Kidsgrove · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Packmoor Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Well · 1.0 mi
  • Kidsgrove Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Kidsgrove Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
  • Kidsgrove Bank Dental Surgery · 1.2 mi
  • Butt Lane Dental Surgery · 2.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.0%62.5%
Private rented8.1%20.3%
Social rented6.0%17.1%
Households521

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.5%64.1%
Aged 65+21.1%18.6%
Residents1,218

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks90%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Newcastle-under-Lyme with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Merlin Way

Ethnic group

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
White97.9%92.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0%0.7%

Religion

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
Christian52.9%51.9%
No religion41%38.9%
Not answered5.3%5.8%
Muslim0.4%1.8%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.6%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
Born in the UK97.9%93.2%
Born outside the UK2.1%6.8%

Highest qualification

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
Level 4 qualifications and above24.6%28%
No qualifications18.4%20%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%19.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship9.5%6.7%
Other qualifications1.6%2.4%

General health

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
Very good health44%44%
Good health39.4%35.3%
Fair health12.4%14.5%
Bad health3%4.8%
Very bad health1.2%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereNewcastle-under-Lyme
1 car or van in household39.7%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household34.8%28.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%10.2%
No cars or vans in household9.9%19.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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