Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Penistone Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 0LF). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £153,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 July 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
8 Penistone Road 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 10 years.
£153,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 10 years.
25 September 2025Most recent
£153,000
+9.3%over 4 years8 July 2021
£140,000
+50.5%over 3 years16 February 2018
£93,000
+75.5%over 2 years27 October 2015
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 0LF: £150,000 (2025–2023).
83 Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF
Sold Oct 2025
1 Dogley Villa Court, Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF
Sold Sept 2025
3 Dogley Villa Court, Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF
Sold May 2024
91 Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF
Sold Dec 2023
85 Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF
Sold Jul 2023
On habitable rooms, 8 Penistone Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,284
Street avg £2,261
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
124/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dogley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Highburton CofE First Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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