Newcastle-under-Lyme
Famous for producing Portmeirion and Wedgewood pottery, and with a rich mining history, today Newcastle-under-Lyme is a prosperous town packed with historical charm and modern amenities. The town centre is conveniently pedestrianised and lined with well-known brand names and long-established independent butchers, bakers and bookshops.
From your new build in Newcastle-under-Lyme, you can shop local at the fresh food market that’s open six days a week. If you’d like to eat out, the town has a wide choice of cafés, restaurants and pubs on the menu. Add this to excellent schools, road links and a great central location and you can see why a new home in Newcastle-under-Lyme is a great choice.
New Homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Living in Newcastle-under-Lyme
A shoppers' paradise
All the major supermarkets are near your new home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, but if you'd like to shop local, the market is open six days a week. You’ll enjoy browsing the general market on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the antiques market on Tuesdays, and bric a brac on Thursdays. If you'd prefer high street shopping from your new build, the town centre has the Roebuck Shopping Centre, the Lymelight Boulevard and the Astley Walk Shopping Centre for a mix of big brand names and independent shops. If you would like to choose some plants for your new garden, there's a garden centre and retail outlet at Trentham Gardens - ideal for a Sunday browse.
Student life
Your new home in Newcastle-under-Lyme has the pick of the primary schools and five secondary schools as well as an independent choice. Newcastle-under-Lyme College is the town’s largest sixth form. The campus of Keele University is three miles from the centre of town, so students are very much a part of this vibrant town.
Perfectly positioned for National Parks
The stunning Shropshire Hills National Landscape, where mammoths once walked, is just 50 miles to the south west, while Cannock Chase with its horse-riding and aerial treetop walks is just 25 miles to the south. To the west, the awe-inspiring Clwydian Range & Dee Valley National Landscape, with its wide rivers, Horseshoe Falls and Llangollen Steam railway makes a wonderful day trip.
Just 15 miles from your new build in Newcastle-under-Lyme is the most visited national park in the UK – the Peak District National Park. Walk up Jacob’s Ladder to Kinder Scout and marvel at the 360 degree views – on a clear day you can even see Mount Snowdon!
Travelling from your new house
Your new home in Newcastle-under-Lyme is hugged by the M6 that passes from the south and west keeping you connected with Birmingham (44 miles), Greater Manchester (42 miles) via the A556, and Liverpool (54 miles) via the M62.
FirstGroup and Arriva buses provide public transport for your new house in Newcastle-under-Lyme, connecting you with Stafford, Market Drayton and Shrewsbury amongst their main routes. Stoke-on-Trent is the nearest railway station for main line services to Crewe (21 minutes), Manchester (41 minutes) and London Euston (2 hours 15). If you'd like to leave your new build in Newcastle-under-Lyme for warmer climes, two international airports are within easy reach – Manchester Airport (35 miles) and Birmingham Airport (55 miles) are both an easy drive.
New homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Persimmon Homes has a number of new 2-bed, 3-bed and 4-bed houses in Newcastle-under-Lyme and new builds in Staffordshire including new homes in Stoke-on-Trent and Stone. To find out more about our available properties in your area, see our list of Persimmon developments below…