10 Dorset Street, Huddersfield, HD1 5HF
About 10 Dorset Street
10 Dorset Street is a mid-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD1 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 376% above the 1999 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£25/sq ft) was about 59.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
10 Dorset Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
10 Dorset Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
10 Dorset Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 4 years.
£25,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 1999Most recent
£25,000
+51.5%over 4 years6 January 1995
£16,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD1 5HF: £68,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in HD1 5HF
Versus other Dorset Street homes
On epc rating, 10 Dorset Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£269
Street avg £868
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Blacker Rd Tanfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Birkby Infant and Nursery School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







