20 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
About 20 Poplar Street
20 Poplar Street is a mid-terrace house in Birkby, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD2 2PA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 76.9% above the 2021 sale of £65,000. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £65,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
20 Poplar Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
20 Poplar Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 23 years.
£65,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2021Most recent
£65,000
+91.2%over 18 years18 March 2003
£34,000
+36.0%over 4 years10 June 1998
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD2 2PA: £69,000 (2025–2023).
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£80,00048 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
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£69,00030 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Jan 2023
£75,000
Versus other Poplar Street homes
20 Poplar Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£903
Street avg £903
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Halifax Old Road Spaines Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Birkby Junior School. 25 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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







