1a Barton Cottages, High Flatts, Huddersfield, HD8 8XU
About 1a Barton Cottages
1a Barton Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in High Flatts, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8XU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 9 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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1a Barton Cottages 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
1a Barton Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£151,000
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 8XU: £410,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in HD8 8XU
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£760,000
Versus the street
1a Barton Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Penistone Rd Windmill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Birdsedge First School. 5 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







