1b, Benn Lane, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4RT
About 1b
1b is a detached house in Longwood, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD3 4RT). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 230.3% above the 2001 sale of £109,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 62.6% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
1b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1b's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 5 years.
£109,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2001Most recent
£109,000
+41.6%over 4 years18 April 1996
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD3 4RT: £135,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in HD3 4RT
16 Benn Lane, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4RT
Sold Oct 2024
£195,00022 Benn Lane, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4RT
Sold Jul 2023
£135,00010 Benn Lane, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4RT
Sold May 2023
£120,0001a, Benn Lane, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4RT
Sold Dec 2022
£285,00020 Benn Lane, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4RT
Sold Jul 2020
£118,000
Versus other Benn Lane homes
On price per m², 1b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£589
Street avg £1,874
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Longwood Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







