16 Dorset Street, Huddersfield, HD1 5HF
About 16 Dorset Street
16 Dorset Street is a mid-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD1 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 90 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 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
16 Dorset Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD1 5HF: £68,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in HD1 5HF
Versus other Dorset Street homes
16 Dorset Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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







