44 Somerset Road, Huddersfield, HD5 8HZ

44 Somerset Road is a mid-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD5 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 30.2% below the 2022 sale of £265,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 140.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.