1 Sunside Cottages, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
About 1 Sunside Cottages
1 Sunside Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birdsedge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8XW). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 100 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 42.4% above the 2015 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Sunside Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Sunside Cottages, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
- Nov 2007PorchFullOutcome in report
ERECTION OF A PORCH
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/93976
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 18 years.
£202,300
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2015Most recent
£202,300
+146.7%over 17 years2 April 1998
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8XW: £287,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in HD8 8XW
6 Parkhead, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
Sold Feb 2024
£257,400Fairleigh House, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
Sold Jan 2024
£950,0003 Sunside Cottages, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
Sold May 2023
£285,00015 Park Head, Mullberry Barn, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
Sold Aug 2022
£685,0004 Park Lane, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
Sold Jul 2022
£287,500
Versus the street
EPC Rating for 1 Sunside Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,023
Street avg £2,575
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Penistone Rd Park Head Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Birdsedge First School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







