# 55 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB

## Property details

- Slug: `7d86845` (address key hash: `7d86845aa819e8411e04a2cb1c1085c0a952653d`)
- Postcode: HD2 2GB
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 62 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £95,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,532/m²
- Local average: £79,363 (4 sales)
- Street crime: 463 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £95,000
- Date: 2026-02-02
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 25/01/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £378/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £2,155

### Recommendations
- L2 (£1,200 - £1,800)
- Y (£585 - £725)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3339-0329-4000-0206-3222)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-02 | £95,000 | Flat | +10.5% | £95,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-9f05-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2013-09-20 | £86,000 | Flat | -9.4% | £125,427 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b38bb55d-40b8-46d9-be9a-a57710b9a333) |
| Sold | 2009-03-27 | £94,950 | Flat | — | £124,721 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/243c1173-f27b-46bb-8921-631c3b3bfb71) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 55 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB | £95,000 | 02/02/2026 | Flat |
| 55 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB | £86,000 | 20/09/2013 | Flat |
| 55 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB | £94,950 | 27/03/2009 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [154470656](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/37029b5)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £95,000 |
| listed | 2024-11-01 | £100,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £86,000 |
| sold | 2009-01-01 | £94,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 108 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GD | £70,000 | 26/10/2023 | Flat |
| 39 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB | £60,000 | 18/10/2023 | Flat |
| 29 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB | £90,000 | 20/09/2022 | Flat |
| 5 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB | £97,000 | 15/10/2021 | Flat |
| 54 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GD | £60,000 | 14/09/2021 | Flat |
| 21 ANNIE SMITH WAY, BIRKBY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD2 2GB | £48,000 | 06/08/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £70,833 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 22.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Kirklees; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 35%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £698/mo
- **Realistic:** £775/mo
- **Optimistic:** £853/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, St Johns Villas, HD1 | £595/mo | 1 | 0.28 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Trinity Street, HD1 | £475/mo | 1 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £535/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.56% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £66,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £53,500

*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 £535/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £82/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.6%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 204 |
| Public order | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
| Other theft | 26 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Other crime | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **463** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Birkby Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Outstanding — 16 Dec 2018 |
| Birkby Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 15 Oct 2023 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 28 Nov 2013 |
| Brambles Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 14 Mar 2023 |
| The Mount School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |