38a, Highfield Avenue, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XT
About 38a
38a is a detached house in Birdsedge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8XT). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2012) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 sits 157% above the 2012 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in April 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
Energy performance
38a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
38a 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
38a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 April 2012Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8XT: £230,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in HD8 8XT
1 Highfield Avenue, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XT
Sold Jan 2025
£165,00013 Highfield Avenue, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XT
Sold Sept 2024
£400,00011 Highfield Avenue, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XT
Sold Sept 2023
£235,00016 Highfield Avenue, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XT
Sold Sept 2019
£230,0007 Highfield Avenue, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XT
Sold Nov 2017
£190,000
Versus other Highfield Avenue homes
On price per m², 38a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,106
Street avg £2,656
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Years Held
14 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
Birdsedge Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Birdsedge First School. 4 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
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







