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30 LONGCROFT

HUDDERSFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE HD5 8XW

2 beds Listed 14 Oct 2006 (-7182d)

£95,000

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## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 30 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE HD5 8XW |
| Price | £95,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Last sold | £118,500 Nov 2007 |

## Description

**SUMMARY**

A traditionally constructed stone built through by light mid terraced cottage set to this popular and highly sought after village location known as Almondbury. Comprising living kitchen, two bedrooms, house bathroom, off road parking and additional garden area on Lease, further details on request.

**DESCRIPTION**

A traditionally constructed stone built through by light mid terraced cottage set to this popular and highly sought after village location known as Almondbury, itself often targeted by first time buyers requiring access to local amenities, town centres and the motorway network. Offering accommodation comprising of living kitchen, two bedrooms, house bathroom and with the added benefits of being predominantly upvc double glazed, economy seven heating system, off road parking and additional garden area via a Lease, further details on request.

**Living Room** 18' 7" x 15' 10" ( 5.66m x 4.83m )

With timber and glazed entrance door, upvc double glazed window to front and rear elevations, exposed beams to ceiling, tiled floor, fitted kitchen incorporating inset one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, range of base units, drawers and work tops, wall cupboards, plumbing for automatic washing machine, telephone point, stone fire surround enclosing fitted gas fire.

**Basement**

Having keep cellar with light and power.

**Landing**

With storage cupboard.

**Bathroom**

Having a white suite comprising of low flush wc., pedestal hand basin, panelled bath with overlying Triton shower unit, being part tiled, upvc double glazed window to front.

**Bedroom 1** 8' 11" x 7' 6" ( 2.72m x 2.29m )

With double glazed window to front, electric wall heater.

**Bedroom 2** 11' 6" x 8' 11" ( 3.51m x 2.72m )

Double glazed mullion window to rear with electric wall heater.

**External Details**

To the front of the property there is an off road parking space, whilst away from the property there is an additional garden which is believed to be leased at £50 per annum, further details on request.

**DIRECTIONS**

Leaving Huddersfield proceed out on the A629 to the traffic lights at Moldgreen bearing right onto Almondbury Bank which then becomes Town End and on into Northgate, follow the road round to the right onto Westgate towards Kaye Lane looking out for and turning right after a short distance onto Longcroft where the property will be found just away from the main road on the right hand side identified by our for sale board.

## Property Photos

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## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #14185377
- **Address:** 30 Longcroft, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8XW
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/09/2020
- **Work Completed:** 27/08/2020
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £118,500 | 30/11/2007 | Terraced |
| 30 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £87,000 | 17/04/2007 | Terraced |
| 30 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £46,000 | 25/01/2001 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 61 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £285,500 | 21/02/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 62 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £365,000 | 31/10/2024 | Detached |
| [Same street] 18 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £107,500 | 01/10/2024 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 18 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £95,000 | 06/10/2023 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 22 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £140,000 | 21/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 86 NORTHGATE, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8UU | £170,000 | 02/12/2022 | Other |
| ROSE VILLA FLAT 1 NORTHGATE, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8RX | £2,730,000 | 30/09/2022 | Other |
| [Same street] 51 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £280,000 | 28/09/2021 | Detached |
| 111 WESTGATE, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XQ | £147,500 | 05/07/2021 | Other |
| [Same street] 53 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW | £340,000 | 29/06/2021 | Detached |

**Street average:** £230,429 (7 sales)
**Area average:** £1,015,833 (3 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £303,479 (5 Other, HD5, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -68.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £690/mo
- **Realistic:** £767/mo
- **Optimistic:** £844/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £524/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Almondbury, HD5 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.89% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*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 £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 10.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 9.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £366/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 15.9%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -6.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Kirklees; All dwelling types series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 56.1%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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Property details

Last sold

£118,500 Nov 2007

Local average

£303,479 (-68.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (28,564 of 33,755)

Street crime

118 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

Majority upvc double glazing
Economy seven heating
Two bedrooms
Living kitchen
Off road parking
Garden on lease

Description

SUMMARY
A traditionally constructed stone built through by light mid terraced cottage set to this popular and highly sought after village location known as Almondbury. Comprising living kitchen, two bedrooms, house bathroom, off road parking and additional garden area on Lease, further details on request.

DESCRIPTION
A traditionally constructed stone built through by light mid terraced cottage set to this popular and highly sought after village location known as Almondbury, itself often targeted by first time buyers requiring access to local amenities, town centres and the motorway network. Offering accommodation comprising of living kitchen, two bedrooms, house bathroom and with the added benefits of being predominantly upvc double glazed, economy seven heating system, off road parking and additional garden area via a Lease, further details on request.

Living Room 18' 7" x 15' 10" ( 5.66m x 4.83m )
With timber and glazed entrance door, upvc double glazed window to front and rear elevations, exposed beams to ceiling, tiled floor, fitted kitchen incorporating inset one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, range of base units, drawers and work tops, wall cupboards, plumbing for automatic washing machine, telephone point, stone fire surround enclosing fitted gas fire.

Basement
Having keep cellar with light and power.

Landing
With storage cupboard.

Bathroom
Having a white suite comprising of low flush wc., pedestal hand basin, panelled bath with overlying Triton shower unit, being part tiled, upvc double glazed window to front.

Bedroom 1 8' 11" x 7' 6" ( 2.72m x 2.29m )
With double glazed window to front, electric wall heater.

Bedroom 2 11' 6" x 8' 11" ( 3.51m x 2.72m )
Double glazed mullion window to rear with electric wall heater.

External Details
To the front of the property there is an off road parking space, whilst away from the property there is an additional garden which is believed to be leased at £50 per annum, further details on request.

DIRECTIONS
Leaving Huddersfield proceed out on the A629 to the traffic lights at Moldgreen bearing right onto Almondbury Bank which then becomes Town End and on into Northgate, follow the road round to the right onto Westgate towards Kaye Lane looking out for and turning right after a short distance onto Longcroft where the property will be found just away from the main road on the right hand side identified by our for sale board.

Listed by

Huddersfield

Sequence (UK) Limited - Connells

Reference: 13480585

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #14185377

Property Details

Street: 30 Longcroft

Town: HUDDERSFIELD

Postcode: HD5 8XW

Installation Details

Items: 2 windows

Certificate Issued: 06/09/2020

Work Completed: 27/08/2020

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

158% since 2001

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	30/11/2007 (18 years ago)	£118,500	+36.2%
Sold	17/04/2007 (19 years ago)	£87,000	+89.1%
Sold	25/01/2001 (25 years ago)	£46,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street 61 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW	£285,500	21/02/2025	Detached
Same street 62 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW	£365,000	31/10/2024	Detached
Same street 18 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW	£107,500	01/10/2024	Terraced
Same street 18 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW	£95,000	06/10/2023	Terraced
Same street 22 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW	£140,000	21/07/2023	Terraced
86 NORTHGATE, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8UU	£170,000	02/12/2022	Other
ROSE VILLA FLAT 1 NORTHGATE, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8RX	£2,730,000	30/09/2022	Other
Same street 51 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW	£280,000	28/09/2021	Detached
111 WESTGATE, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XQ	£147,500	05/07/2021	Other
Same street 53 LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD5 8XW	£340,000	29/06/2021	Detached

Street average: £230,429 (7 sales)

Area average: £1,015,833 (3 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -6.9%

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

1y (index) 1.8%

5y (index) 24.8%

10y (index) 56.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £690/mo

Realistic £767/mo

Optimistic £844/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Kirklees.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Kirklees: £524/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Westgate Longcroft	0.1 miles
Shop	Neu Hair Studio	0.2 miles
University	University of Huddersfield	0.2 miles
Shop	Co-op Food	0.2 miles
Train station	Huddersfield	1.8 miles
Train station	Berry Brow	1.9 miles
Hospital	BMI Hospital Huddersfield	2.7 miles
Hospital	Huddersfield Royal Infirmary	3.1 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	38
Violence and sexual offences	38
Criminal damage and arson	10
Public order	8
Shoplifting	7
Other theft	6
Burglary	4
Drugs	3
Other crime	2
Vehicle crime	2
Total incidents	118

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 6 May 2015
King James's School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 2 Dec 2019
Southgate School	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2015
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 17 Jul 2018
Hill View Academy	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 21 Sep 2023

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Almondbury, HD5	£850/mo	2	0.78 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.89%

Max investor price (0.8%) £106,250

Target investor price (1%) £85,000

Gross yield 10.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 9.3×

Monthly cashflow £366/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 15.9%

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).