5 Sunside Cottages, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XW
About 5 Sunside Cottages
5 Sunside Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birdsedge, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8XW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 23.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £158,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
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Planning history
5 Sunside 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -11.2% per year over 2 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: -11.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2021Most recent
£158,000
-24.8%over 2 years24 June 2019
£210,000
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
5 Sunside Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,633
Street avg £2,548
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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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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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB