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8 Birks Road, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4TD

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Birks Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Birks Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Longwood, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD3 4TD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

Sold March 2021 for £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 35.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Birks Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Birks Road, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4TD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Birks Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Birks Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£210,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 March 2021Most recent

    £210,000

    +55.6%over 17 years

  2. 28 November 2003

    £135,000

    +75.3%over 2 years

  3. 2 March 2001

    £77,000

    +14.1%over 4 years

  4. 12 December 1996

    £67,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD3 4TD: £147,500 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Birks Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Birks Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,360

Street avg £1,621

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 92 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Birks Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£330k

1 Botham Fields

HD3 4PJ

4 bed
£271k

1 Cliffe End Road

HD3 4FF

3 bed2 bath
£259k

1 Cornfield Avenue

HD3 4FY

3 bed2 bath
£250k

1 Brookdale Bank, Milnsbridge

HD3 4RU

3 bed
£215k

1 Chancel Court, Longwood

HD3 4SX

3 bed3 bath
£231k

1 Ayton Road

HD3 4TN

2 bed2 bath
£213k

1 Beaumont Street, Longwood

HD3 4RE

2 bed
£171k

1 Adelphi Road

HD3 4BD

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Huddersfield district page.
Full Huddersfield report

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Thornhill Road Bull Green Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD3 4TD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HD3 4TD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HD3 4TD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Birks Road, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4TD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.