30 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
About 30 Poplar Street
30 Poplar Street is a mid-terrace house in Birkby, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD2 2PA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 46.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 88.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £75,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
30 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
30 Poplar Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 January 2023Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD2 2PA: £69,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in HD2 2PA
28 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Oct 2025
£98,00064 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
£69,00034 Poplar Street, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2PA
Sold Dec 2022
£51,000
Versus other Poplar Street homes
30 Poplar Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £872
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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.
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







