28 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
About 28 Poplar Street
28 Poplar Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkby, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD2 2PA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £98,000. At 89 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 20.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
28 Poplar Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
28 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
Latest sale on 28 Poplar Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 5 years.
£98,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2025Most recent
£98,000
+18.8%over 4 years20 November 2020
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD2 2PA: £69,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in HD2 2PA
64 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Aug 2024
£68,0006 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Feb 2024
£80,00048 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Mar 2023
£69,00030 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Jan 2023
£75,00034 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Dec 2022
£51,000
Versus other Poplar Street homes
28 Poplar Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,101
Street avg £893
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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
41.0dB







