Before you offer on a home at HD2 1BW: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.
Ground: landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Flood risk from rivers or the sea17% of homes in this postcode are at high and 10% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 55 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
£1,713typical price per m² in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown
£450–£1,580per m² for homes at HD2 1BW sold since 2015
Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £1,713 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £154k. Homes at HD2 1BW have sold below it. Check an asking price.
HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.
Trend
Prices in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown
Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown
+71% over ten years (2015 to 2025).
Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.
Comparables
What sold nearby in the last two years
Type
Sales
Typical
Range
Detached
6
£295k
£114k – £500k
Semi-detached
42
£210k
£50k – £310k
Terraced
52
£100k
£45k – £158k
Flat
3
£120k
£70k – £175k
Standard sales in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown. Every recent sale.
Running costs
What it costs to live here
A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.
MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.
Supply
How often homes come up
4sales on Dewhurst Road in the last two years
103sales in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown in the last two years
What homes cost and rent in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£79k
£65k
£530 a month
8.1%
2 beds
£105k
£85k
£610 a month
7.0%
3 beds
£127k
£105k
£700 a month
6.6%
4+ beds
£174k
£133k
£920 a month
6.3%
All homes
£119k
£92k
£630 a month
6.4%
Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places