The Cottage, 5 Halifax Road, Huddersfield, HD3 3AJ
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Huddersfield (HD3 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£337,000
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 HD3 3AJ: £144,000 (2006–2000).
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hungerford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB