# High street retail property for sale (HX1 1QE)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 68 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, WEST YORKSHIRE HX1 1QE |
| Price | £350,000 |
| Last sold | £300,000 Sep 2009 |

## Description

The property briefly comprises an attractive period building of stone construction surmounted by a dual pitched slate roof providing accommodation over two storeys. The property benefits from having a large frontage onto Horton Street with a beautiful vintage arched window to the first floor and can also be accessed from Deal Street into the rear of the property via double loading doors or a personnel door. 

The property boasts character features including exposed red brick walls & original wooden flooring, intruder alarm, fire alarm system, CCTV, electric roller shutter internally over the frontage and a passenger lift. The ground floor entrance has an entrance vestibule with a staircase and passenger lift leading to the first floor and an access door leading to a ground floor warehouse with solid concrete flooring. The first floor provides retail accommodation with relevant w/c facilities, offices and workshop area. 

Mains services connected to the premises include electricity, gas, water and drainage. Please note these services have not been tried or tested and any interested parties are advised to satisfy themselves as to suitability and condition.

## Property Photos

- ![Photo 5](/listings/photos/165686960/621710) - Photo 5
- ![Photo 2](/listings/photos/165686960/621712) - Photo 2
- ![Photo 3](/listings/photos/165686960/621714) - Photo 3
- ![Photo 1](/listings/photos/165686960/621715) - Photo 1
- ![Photo 4](/listings/photos/165686960/621718) - Photo 4

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 68 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1QE | £340,000 | 20/01/2026 | Detached |
| 68 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1QE | £300,000 | 08/09/2009 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 70 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1QE | £2,667,500 | 31/03/2023 | Other |
| 88 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1QE | £1,200,000 | 01/03/2023 | Other |
| 21 NEW ROAD, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 2LH | £90,000 | 22/12/2022 | Other |
| 8 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1PU | £115,000 | 20/05/2022 | Other |
| 37 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1QE | £145,000 | 22/03/2022 | Other |
| CLUB PLATINUM SOUTHGATE, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1DD | £900,000 | 09/02/2022 | Other |
| 12 HORTON STREET, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, HX1 1PU | £205,000 | 23/08/2021 | Other |

**Area average:** £760,357 (7 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £285,714 (7 Other, HX1, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +22.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £671/mo
- **Realistic:** £746/mo
- **Optimistic:** £821/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Halifax (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Crown Court Chambers, HX1 | £550/mo | 1 | 0.24 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, George Street, HX1 | £650/mo | 1 | 0.26 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, George Street, HX1 | £695/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, George Street, HX1 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Prescott Street, HX1 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £719/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.2% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £86,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £69,500

*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 £695/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 42×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-778/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.2%

*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:** 215.3%
- **10y growth:** -91.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 28.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 59.9%

## Flood risk

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

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