Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
591a, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
43 m²
463 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About 591a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
591a is a mid-terrace house in Huddersfield (HD5 9XP). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to A across 29 units on file.
At 43 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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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.
591a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 January 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jan 2020from Sept 2014
EPC improved fromF22toE39
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters
Heating system changed
Heating Controls
ManualProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion
Hot water system changed
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Early 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 591a, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 9XP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
591a 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.
591a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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.
591a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 86 (B)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 0.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
203/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
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
55 dB
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