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Wren Cottage, Stringer House Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9SU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Wren Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Wren Cottage is a semi-detached house in Emley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 9SU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump.

At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 is 10.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 172.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: change of use to residential refused in 2016. Last sale on file: £550,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Wren Cottage, Stringer House Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Wren Cottage, Stringer House Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9SU

1decisions12documents3nearby
Flagged:Change of use
  1. Jun 2016
    Change of UseOutline
    Outcome in report

    Prior notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to one dwelling and associated operational development

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    2016/91079
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£606,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£550,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 December 2021Most recent

    £550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 9SU: £520,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Stringer House Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Wren Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,238

Street avg £2,513

Strongly above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 196 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Wren Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£492k

1 Barrowstead, Skelmanthorpe

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4 bed2 bath
£460k

1 Chapel Royd, Emley

HD8 9GN

£449k

1 Bedale Close, Skelmanthorpe

HD8 9TX

£439k

1 Birchfield Grove, Skelmanthorpe

HD8 9BS

£401k

1 3, Chapel Lane, Emley

HD8 9SP

£398k

1 Blenheim Chase, Scissett

HD8 9UA

£397k

1 Beanlands Court, Scissett

HD8 9WF

£394k

1 Beaumont Street, Emley

HD8 9RJ

4 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Huddersfield district page.
Full Huddersfield report

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

0.4 km

Springfield Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Emley First School. 4 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD8 9SU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HD8 9SU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HD8 9SU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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