Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
138 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY
3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 138 Somerset Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
138 Somerset Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Almondbury, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD5 8HY). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 49.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 21 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
138 Somerset Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2024
Current Certificate
Jan 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 January 2024
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Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC DPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 138 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
138 Somerset Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
138 Somerset Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2006)
£158,995
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2006Most recent
£158,995
22 June 2006
£158,995
+189.1%over 10 years2 February 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD5 8HY: £150,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HD5 8HY
117 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY
Sold Jul 2024
£150,000115 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY
Sold Mar 2023
£52,000142 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY
Sold Mar 2022
£180,000119 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY
Sold Nov 2021
£152,000132 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY
Sold Oct 2021
£225,000
Versus other Somerset Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
138 Somerset Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,656
Street avg £1,383
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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.
Crime
203/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Somerset Road Broadgate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Moldgreen Community Primary School. 22 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD5 8HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 138 Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8HY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.