Detached

48 THE COMMON

DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0LJ

£59,950

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The Common Overthorpe Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Overthorpe Road The Cross	0.3 miles
Train station	Ravensthorpe	1.4 miles
Hospital	Sir Karl Cohen Square	8.8 miles
University	Leeds Law School	9.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Last sold

£59,950 Mar 1998

Local average

£281,540 (25 sales)

Street crime

106 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/1998	£59,950	Detached	—	£267,825 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
4A OVERTHORPE ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RQ	£267,500	29/05/2026	Detached
8 SANDIWAY BANK, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0SD	£303,500	04/08/2023	Detached
6 PARK HOUSE DRIVE, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0DQ	£143,000	26/05/2023	Detached
8 ELDER DRIVE, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RL	£175,000	22/07/2022	Detached
OLD CHAPEL THE COMBS, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0LQ	£345,000	19/07/2022	Detached
4 PARK HOUSE DRIVE, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0DQ	£203,000	04/04/2022	Detached
46 SANDIWAY BANK, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0SD	£236,000	29/03/2022	Detached
15 HILLGARTH, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0SB	£218,000	21/12/2021	Detached

Area average: £236,375 (8 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -7.4%

10y growth 32%

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

1y (index) 5.5%

5y (index) 24.5%

10y (index) 54.8%

Rental Range

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

Low £704/mo

Realistic £782/mo

Optimistic £860/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Kirklees.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Kirklees: 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
4 Bed Detached House, Elder Drive, WF12	£1,450/mo	4	0.23 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Claremont Longcauseway, WF12	£1,200/mo	3	0.25 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Honeysuckle Drive, WF12	£900/mo	3	0.29 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Lees Hall Road, WF12	£925/mo	3	0.45 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Nixon Close Thornhill, WF12	£1,450/mo	4	0.71 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Nixon Close Beech Tree House, WF12	£1,500/mo	4	0.71 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Partridge Crescent, WF12	£600/mo	1	0.76 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Bungalow, Leith Court, WF12	£1,450/mo	3	0.8 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cross Rd, WF12	£1,200/mo	3	0.81 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Millwater Avenue, WF12	£1,600/mo	4	0.92 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Foxroyd Lane, WF12	£1,100/mo	3	0.98 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Caldermill Way, WF12	£1,300/mo	4	1.03 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,223/mo (12 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 2.09%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 25%

Cost-to-rent ratio 4×

Monthly cashflow £864/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 59.6%

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)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	43
Criminal damage and arson	11
Anti-social behaviour	9
Other crime	8
Public order	8
Drugs	7
Vehicle crime	6
Burglary	4
Other theft	4
Shoplifting	3
Possession of weapons	2
Robbery	1
Total incidents	106

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
Paradise Primary School	Other	0.6 miles	Good — 10 May 2022
Thornhill Junior and Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 19 Jun 2018
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 7 Sep 2015
Overthorpe CofE Academy	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 4 Jul 2024

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# 48 THE COMMON, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0LJ

## Property details

- Slug: `e878a40` (address key hash: `e878a40659fc00c68928da24723517d3f9fe9fb1`)
- Postcode: WF12 0LJ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Last sold: £59,950 Mar 1998
- Local average: £281,540 (25 sales)
- Street crime: 106 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £59,950
- Date: 1998-03-27
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 1998-03-27 | £59,950 | Detached | — | £267,825 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/a4e7cf5f-3997-4494-bd2a-f8305110b328) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 48 THE COMMON, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0LJ | £59,950 | 27/03/1998 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4A OVERTHORPE ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RQ | £267,500 | 29/05/2026 | Detached |
| 8 SANDIWAY BANK, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0SD | £303,500 | 04/08/2023 | Detached |
| 6 PARK HOUSE DRIVE, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0DQ | £143,000 | 26/05/2023 | Detached |
| 8 ELDER DRIVE, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RL | £175,000 | 22/07/2022 | Detached |
| OLD CHAPEL THE COMBS, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0LQ | £345,000 | 19/07/2022 | Detached |
| 4 PARK HOUSE DRIVE, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0DQ | £203,000 | 04/04/2022 | Detached |
| 46 SANDIWAY BANK, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0SD | £236,000 | 29/03/2022 | Detached |
| 15 HILLGARTH, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0SB | £218,000 | 21/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £236,375 (8 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -7.4%
- **10y growth:** 32%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Kirklees; Detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 54.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £704/mo
- **Realistic:** £782/mo
- **Optimistic:** £860/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Kirklees (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Elder Drive, WF12 | £1,450/mo | 4 | 0.23 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Claremont Longcauseway, WF12 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Honeysuckle Drive, WF12 | £900/mo | 3 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Lees Hall Road, WF12 | £925/mo | 3 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Nixon Close  Thornhill, WF12 | £1,450/mo | 4 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Nixon Close Beech Tree House, WF12 | £1,500/mo | 4 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Partridge Crescent, WF12 | £600/mo | 1 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Leith Court, WF12 | £1,450/mo | 3 | 0.8 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cross Rd, WF12 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.81 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Millwater Avenue, WF12 | £1,600/mo | 4 | 0.92 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Foxroyd Lane, WF12 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.98 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Caldermill Way, WF12 | £1,300/mo | 4 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,223/mo (12 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 2.09% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*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 £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 25%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £864/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 59.6%

*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 | 43 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **106** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Paradise Primary School | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 10 May 2022 |
| Thornhill Junior and Infant School | Primary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 19 Jun 2018 |
| Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 7 Sep 2015 |
| Overthorpe CofE Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 4 Jul 2024 |