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

## Property details

- Slug: `f1f7898` (address key hash: `f1f789873f4346c735791486ad92b0db5aa4ed5e`)
- Postcode: WF12 0LJ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 66 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £41,000 Apr 1995
- Price per m²: £621/m²
- Local average: £146,105 (31 sales)
- Street crime: 106 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £41,000
- Date: 1995-04-28
- Type: T
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 22/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £851/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,250

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/6400-5975-0222-1527-3153)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 1995-04-28 | £41,000 | Terraced | — | £202,813 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/96eba723-b272-4272-bdab-f7499079620e) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 31 THE COMMON, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0LJ | £41,000 | 28/04/1995 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167634614](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d916be5)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £150,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-30 | £150,000 |
| sold | 2015-01-01 | £120,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £44,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £41,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 59 LEES HALL ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RH | £230,000 | 18/06/2025 | Terraced |
| 27 THE COMBS, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0LQ | £148,500 | 27/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 198 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0AD | £105,000 | 22/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 LEES HALL ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RH | £145,500 | 17/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 LEES HALL ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RH | £150,000 | 20/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 200 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0AD | £150,500 | 22/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 LEES HALL ROAD, DEWSBURY, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF12 0RH | £130,000 | 06/04/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £151,357 (7 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 23.8%
- **10y growth:** 26.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 6.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 56.3%

## 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 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 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:** 3.05% (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:** 36.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 2.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £939/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 94.7%

*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 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #13646596
- **Address:** 31 The Common, DEWSBURY, WF12 0LJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 08/07/2019
- **Work Completed:** 18/10/2018
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 1 door(s)