Newport-on-Tay
House Plots, West Park Road Wormit, Newport-on-tay, Fife
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Asking price
£195,000
Verdict
Looks fair for the area
Who is this for?
Quick read across the buyer personas. ✅ = good fit · ⚠ = workable with caveats · ❌ = look elsewhere.
Family home
Not the right shape for a family.
Standard BTL
No reliable rent estimate for this area — verify before committing.
Buy + rent later
Rent wouldn't cover mortgage — selling to exit may be your only option.
The numbers
England (SDLT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£0
Home mover
£0
2nd home / BTL
£9,750
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £146,250
- Deposit
- £48,750
- Per month
- £898
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £58,500
Should you pay this?
Asking price is in line with what similar properties have been selling for nearby.
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What it'd rent for
We don't have enough rental comparables for this area to give you a confident estimate yet. Cross-check on Rightmove's Rents tab or OpenRent before relying on yield assumptions.
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Crime risk
Flood risk
Schools & Ofsted
Catchment area is the #1 driver of family-let demand and exit liquidity in the suburbs. Verify the local primary + secondary ratings before offering — an Outstanding catchment can add 5–10% to £/sqft; Inadequate is a permanent drag.
- All schools within 2 miles (DfE GIAS) — official register, last Ofsted, type
- Ofsted reports for Newport-on-Tay — full inspection reports + history
- Catchment visualiser (Locrating) — free-tier school-catchment map
Catchments aren't published nationally; many schools use distance-from-school as the deciding factor. The links above give you the official data; only the local authority can confirm a specific year's catchment boundary.
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