261 Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LJ
About 261 Huddersfield Road
261 Huddersfield Road is a detached house in Shelley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
261 Huddersfield Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
261 Huddersfield Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£399,000
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 HD8 8LJ: £435,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in HD8 8LJ
251 Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LJ
Sold May 2025
£750,000235a, Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LJ
Sold Aug 2024
£610,000235 Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LJ
Sold Mar 2020
£242,500263 Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LJ
Sold Oct 2017
£215,000237 Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LJ
Sold Aug 2015
£195,000
Versus other Huddersfield Road homes
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Near Bank — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Shelley First School. 9 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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







