Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
587 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About 587 Wakefield Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
587 Wakefield Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD5 9XP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Held since July 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 65 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £96,000 is 47.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 36.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- BalconyYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Dec 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 December 2028
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 587 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 587 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
1decisions6documents5nearby
Flagged:SubdivisionChange of use
- Dec 2008SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Change of use of basement to flat, and alterations
Change of Use- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2008/93606
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
587 Wakefield Road valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£96,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.6% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2011)
£65,000
Growth on file: -7.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2011Most recent
£65,000
-23.5%over 3 years6 March 2008
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD5 9XP: £160,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in HD5 9XP
585 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
Sold Jun 2024
£630,000579 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
Sold Mar 2023
£116,250589a, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
Sold Mar 2023
£160,000577 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
Sold Jan 2020
£237,500595 Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
Sold Oct 2011
£140,000
Versus other Wakefield Road homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 587 Wakefield Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 85 (B)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 0.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
203/mo
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Waterloo Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Dalton School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD5 9XP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
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65 dB
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