Detached 2 sales on record

21 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE

OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER

£465,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Wharfedale Hospital	0.1 miles
Shop	Londis	0.2 miles
Train station	Menston	2.1 miles
University	Leeds Trinity University	5.0 miles
Hospital	Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre	6.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

132 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£465,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,523/m²

Local average

£583,375 (18 sales)

Street crime

91 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 07/01/2026

Expiry date: 06/01/2036

Current heating cost: £1,409/year

Potential heating cost: £1,316/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£465,000	Detached	+72.2%	£471,580 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	26/10/2012	£270,000	Detached	—	£497,856 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
listed	19/03/2026	£475,000
sold	01/01/2026	£465,000
sold	01/01/2012	£270,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
28 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL	£360,000	28/11/2025	Detached
2 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER	£465,000	20/10/2025	Detached
2 WHARFEDALE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2FE	£487,500	28/10/2022	Detached
24 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER	£459,500	26/08/2022	Detached
26 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL	£467,500	14/07/2022	Detached
18 ST MARTINS AVENUE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AN	£320,000	31/05/2022	Detached
7 NEWALL HALL PARK, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2RD	£475,000	23/03/2022	Detached
79 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL	£420,000	18/01/2022	Detached
14 MIDDLETON COURT, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2FA	£485,000	04/01/2022	Detached
20 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER	£340,000	07/12/2021	Detached
30 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL	£380,000	29/10/2021	Detached
49 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER	£310,000	03/09/2021	Detached
19 THE GILLS, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AQ	£393,400	09/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £412,531 (13 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -10.1%

10y growth 60.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Leeds. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 3.3%

5y (index) 24.1%

10y (index) 58.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Leeds. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,021/mo

Realistic £1,134/mo

Optimistic £1,247/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Leeds.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harrogate: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Westgate Otley, LS21	£700/mo	1	0.6 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £700/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.15%

Max investor price (0.8%) £87,500

Target investor price (1%) £70,000

Gross yield 1.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 55.4×

Monthly cashflow £-1,226/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -10.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	32
Burglary	11
Public order	11
Anti-social behaviour	8
Criminal damage and arson	8
Shoplifting	6
Other theft	5
Vehicle crime	4
Other crime	3
Drugs	2
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	91

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College	Secondary	0.2 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Ashfield Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 25 Jul 2023
Otley the Whartons Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 21 Jul 2017
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 2 May 2024
Westgate Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 30 Jul 2018

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
26/03/2023	17/03/2023	8	—
29/09/2019	09/09/2019	1	1
05/02/2007	16/01/2007	3	1

# 21 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER

## Property details

- Slug: `7e08945` (address key hash: `7e089458cd9c2b9236e8abf63b72ccef8d65ba4c`)
- Postcode: LS21 2ER
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 132 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £465,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,523/m²
- Local average: £583,375 (18 sales)
- Street crime: 91 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £465,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 06/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £1,409/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2040-7939-3060-5200-3701)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £465,000 | Detached | +72.2% | £471,580 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-9aa7-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2012-10-26 | £270,000 | Detached | — | £497,856 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/97d1d24e-06c1-4d66-b335-51bc66b5e55a) |

*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 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER | £465,000 | 27/03/2026 | Detached |
| 21 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER | £270,000 | 26/10/2012 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [173486021](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9398964)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-03-19 | £475,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £465,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £270,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL | £360,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 2 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER | £465,000 | 20/10/2025 | Detached |
| 2 WHARFEDALE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2FE | £487,500 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 24 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER | £459,500 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 26 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL | £467,500 | 14/07/2022 | Detached |
| 18 ST MARTINS AVENUE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AN | £320,000 | 31/05/2022 | Detached |
| 7 NEWALL HALL PARK, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2RD | £475,000 | 23/03/2022 | Detached |
| 79 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL | £420,000 | 18/01/2022 | Detached |
| 14 MIDDLETON COURT, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2FA | £485,000 | 04/01/2022 | Detached |
| 20 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER | £340,000 | 07/12/2021 | Detached |
| 30 ST RICHARDS ROAD, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AL | £380,000 | 29/10/2021 | Detached |
| 49 CROFT HOUSE DRIVE, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2ER | £310,000 | 03/09/2021 | Detached |
| 19 THE GILLS, OTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2AQ | £393,400 | 09/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £412,531 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -10.1%
- **10y growth:** 60.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Leeds; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 58.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,021/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,134/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,247/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Westgate Otley, LS21 | £700/mo | 1 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £700/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.15% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £87,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £70,000

*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 £700/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 55.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,226/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.9%

*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 | 32 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **91** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College | Secondary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Ashfield Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 25 Jul 2023 |
| Otley the Whartons Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 21 Jul 2017 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 2 May 2024 |
| Westgate Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 30 Jul 2018 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #15680605
- **Address:** 21 Croft House Drive, OTLEY, LS21 2ER
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/03/2023
- **Work Completed:** 17/03/2023
- **Items:** 8 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #13768017
- **Address:** 21 Croft House Drive, OTLEY, LS21 2ER
- **Certificate Issued:** 29/09/2019
- **Work Completed:** 09/09/2019
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #4422569
- **Address:** 21 Croft House Drive, OTLEY, LS21 2ER
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/02/2007
- **Work Completed:** 16/01/2007
- **Items:** 3 window(s), 1 door(s)