5 Bent Lea, Huddersfield, HD2 1QW
About 5 Bent Lea
5 Bent Lea is a detached house in Huddersfield (HD2 1QW). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Held since December 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 133.8% above the 2003 sale of £168,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
5 Bent Lea ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 December 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
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Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 5 Bent Lea in 2022.
2 applications on record at 5 Bent Lea, Huddersfield, HD2 1QW
- Aug 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey rear and first floor side extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/92144
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bent Lea valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£168,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 December 2003Most recent
£168,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD2 1QW: £300,000 (2026–2023).
Versus other Bent Lea homes
EPC Rating for 5 Bent Lea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£892
Street avg £2,152
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
169/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bradley Road Park Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Thomas CE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB