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See how verdicts work1-bedroom terraced house · HX3 6TL
Sold STCReduced £10k (−25.6%) on 18 OctListed 27 daysAuction 21 Oct · ended
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About
For sale by Under The Hammer online auction on Wednesday 21st October 2026. Head over to our website to download the legal pack, register to bid and see more information.
A Freehold 1 Bedroom End Terrace House situated on Douglas Street in the Boothtown area of Halifax.
The stone-built house would benefit from some updating and suits investors seeking a compact buy-to-let or first-time buyers looking to get onto the ladder.
The accommodation briefly comprises an open plan kitchen/lounge to the ground floor, with a bedroom and a bathroom to the first floor, together with a cellar.
Externally the property benefits from a rear garden.
Trinity Academy Akroydon primary school is around 300 metres away, and bus stops on Boothtown Road (A647), with frequent services into Halifax, are within a three-minute walk.
The A629 Ovenden Road is around 350 metres away, Lidl and Aldi are each around two-thirds of a mile, and Halifax town centre is under a mile away.
Halifax railway station is approximately 1.3 miles away, with services to Leeds, Bradford and Manchester, and junctions 24 and 25 of the M62 are around 5 to 6 miles away.
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Value & comps
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Deal
Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
Commercial properties like this can earn 30-50% higher yields when converted to residential under Class MA / Q / P / PA, with prior approval costing ~GBP 96/unit. Sign in to see the recommended route, yield uplift, and cost breakdown.
BRRR-suited properties can recycle 80-100% of investor capital on refi, leaving a high-yielding rental with most of the money out. Sign in to see the refurb cost stack, ARV projection, and refinance maths.
Detached + large garden = sub-division play. Pro tier unlocks the tier badge, plot size, uplift estimate, and regional land benchmark.
Short-lease flats trade at deep discount, but extending under the 1993 Act often costs far less than the discount. Pro tier unlocks the tier badge, premium breakdown, long-lease ARV and arbitrage maths.
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