12 Park Lane, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW

12 Park Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Birdsedge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8XW). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since November 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 is 40.2% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.