5 Albany Drive, Huddersfield, HD5 9UR
About 5 Albany Drive
5 Albany Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Huddersfield (HD5 9UR). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 15.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £435,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Albany Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 Albany Drive has no planning applications on record.
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
Latest sale on 5 Albany Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD5 9UR: £161,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in HD5 9UR
Versus other Albany Drive homes
5 Albany Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,486
Street avg £2,060
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kirkwood Hospice — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Dalton School. 15 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







