What type of property is 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG is a semi-detached house.

What did 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG sell for?

6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG last sold for £170,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £142,000 in April 2019, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

Across 2 sales between April 2019 and February 2021, 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG rose from £142,000 to £170,000, a change of £28,000. That works out to roughly +10.6% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

The current EPC rating for 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG heated?

The latest EPC at 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG located?

6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG sits in Lepton, Huddersfield, Huddersfield. It falls within the HD8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

Police records around 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

The closest primary school to 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG is Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (795m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kirkburton Middle School (2.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG?

The closest bus stop to 6 Highgate Drive, HD8 0EG is Rowley Lane End, 139m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Highgate Drive, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0EG

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Highgate Drive

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

6 Highgate Drive is a semi-detached house in Lepton, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 33.5% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £170,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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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

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Highgate Drive, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 6 Highgate Drive, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0EG

1decisions1extensions6documents5nearby

Apr 2021
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
2021/90949
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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

£227,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£170,000

Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

5 February 2021Most recent
£170,000
+19.7%over 1 year
25 April 2019
£142,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in HD8 0EG: £95,475 (2016–1999).

Nearby sales in HD8 0EG

On the street

Versus other Highgate Drive homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 6 Highgate Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 52 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

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Comparables

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

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Area

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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

0.1 km

Rowley Lane End — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD8 0EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HD8 0EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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