What type of property is 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF?

85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF sell for?

85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF last sold for £160,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £95,000 in November 2020. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 2020 and July 2023, 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF rose from £95,000 to £160,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +21.9% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF?

The current EPC rating for 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF?

85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HD8 0LF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF heated?

The latest EPC at 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF?

85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF located?

85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF sits in Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield. It falls within the HD8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF?

Police records around 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF?

The closest primary school to 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF is Highburton CofE First Academy (778m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kirkburton Middle School (1.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF?

The closest bus stop to 85 Penistone Road, HD8 0LF is Dogley Lane, 50m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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85 Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 85 Penistone Road

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

85 Penistone Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 0LF). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 79 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). Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.9% per year. Sold July 2023 for £160,000.

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

ParkingAllocated

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

85 Penistone Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

85 Penistone Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£169,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.9% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£160,000

Growth on file: 21.9% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

13 July 2023Most recent
£160,000
+14.3%over 1 year
14 January 2022
£140,000
+47.4%over 1 year
24 November 2020
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 0LF: £150,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in HD8 0LF

On the street

Versus other Penistone Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 85 Penistone Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,025

Street avg £2,298

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Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 154 m²

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Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£140k

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1 Church Green, Kirkburton

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1 Brewery Yard, Fenay Bridge

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3 bed

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1 Ashford Manor, Fenay Bridge

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£272k

1 Cotswold Mews, Kirkburton

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1 Burton Acres Way, Kirkburton

HD8 0RF

3 bed

£379k

1 Ashford Court, Kirkburton

HD8 0US

3 bed2 bath

£390k

1 Burton Acres Drive, Kirkburton

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady 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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD8 0LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HD8 0LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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