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156 Penistone Road, Waterloo, Huddersfield, HD5 8RN

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 156 Penistone Road

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

156 Penistone Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Waterloo, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD5 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 74 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 59.9% above the 2020 sale of £152,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £152,000.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes
Before you decide

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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.

156 Penistone Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 156 Penistone Road, Waterloo, Huddersfield, HD5 8RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

156 Penistone Road has no planning applications on record.

5

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£243,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£152,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 January 2020Most recent

    £152,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD5 8RN: £175,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Penistone Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

156 Penistone Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,054

Street avg £1,934

Above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 156 Penistone Road

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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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.
£256k

1 Beckside Gardens, Waterloo

HD5 8RS

2 bed1 bath
£140k

1 Birkhouse Lane, Moldgreen

HD5 8BE

2 bed
£259k

1 Brian Avenue

HD5 8DX

3 bed1 bath
£260k

1 Aimbry Court, Kaye Lane

HD5 8XP

3 bed1 bath
£129k

1 Beaumont Avenue

HD5 8HD

2 bed1 bath
£180k

1 Douglas Avenue, Moldgreen

HD5 8BH

3 bed1 bath
£296k

1 Coach House Drive

HD5 8EG

4 bed2 bath
£343k

1 Cromwell Court, Almondbury

HD5 8ZH

4 bed3 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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Mereside — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Hill View Academy. 14 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 HD5 8RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HD5 8RN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HD5 8RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

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 156 Penistone Road, Waterloo, Huddersfield, HD5 8RN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.