2a, Elm Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9BH

2a is a detached house in Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2023. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 127.6% above the 2004 sale of £127,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 28.9% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.