27 Elmwood Avenue, Huddersfield, HD1 5DA
About 27 Elmwood Avenue
27 Elmwood Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD1 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 202 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £180,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
27 Elmwood Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
27 Elmwood Avenue has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
6 applications on record at 27 Elmwood Avenue, Huddersfield, HD1 5DA
- Feb 2012FullOutcome in report
Change of use of dwelling to residential classification C4, house of multiple occupation (up to 6 people) (Listed Building within a Conservation Area)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2011/93355
- More recent applications — locked
- ApplicationAug 2024Decision
- RenovationMay 2022Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.0% per year over 4 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: -4.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£180,000
-16.3%over 4 years19 January 2018
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD1 5DA: £145,000 (2017–1999).
Nearby sales in HD1 5DA
Versus other Elmwood Avenue homes
Price per m² for 27 Elmwood Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£891
Street avg £394
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 291 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 16.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fitzwilliam Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brambles Primary Academy. 34 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB







