# 21 LONGHIRST VILLAGE, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3LT

## Property details

- Slug: `23eea35` (address key hash: `23eea35420f5c175d6f1b27338614c6871d0ccc9`)
- Postcode: NE61 3LT
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 85 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £398,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,682/m²
- Local average: £200,375 (38 sales)
- Street crime: 3 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £398,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 02/10/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,116/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,900

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0574-3942-1200-7174-5200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £398,000 | Terraced | +18.8% | £399,827 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-3988-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2019-09-27 | £335,000 | Terraced | — | £462,156 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/965b6d91-a7a0-95e4-e053-6c04a8c07729) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 LONGHIRST VILLAGE, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3LT | £398,000 | 20/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 21 LONGHIRST VILLAGE, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3LT | £335,000 | 27/09/2019 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 LONGHIRST VILLAGE, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3LT | £285,000 | 27/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 8 STABLE CLOSE, LONGHIRST, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3BE | £385,000 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 LONGHIRST VILLAGE, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3LT | £210,000 | 14/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 LONGHIRST VILLAGE, MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE61 3LT | £280,000 | 19/08/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £290,000 (4 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 29.7%
- **10y growth:** 62.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Northumberland; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Northumberland). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £611/mo
- **Realistic:** £679/mo
- **Optimistic:** £747/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Northumberland (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Castleway, NE61 | £850/mo | 2 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.21% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 39×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-827/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **3** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Pegswood Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 11 Jul 2012 |
| The King Edward VI School | Secondary | 2.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth | Primary | 2.7 miles | Good — 8 Mar 2016 |
| Morpeth Chantry Middle School | Primary | 2.7 miles | Good — 1 Dec 2021 |
| Bothal Primary School | Primary | 2.7 miles | Outstanding — 28 Nov 2023 |