# 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:** -4.8%
- **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)