# 2 bedroom house for sale (HD5 8XW)

## 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:** -37.9%

## 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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