Barn Cottage, Botany Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0NE
About Barn Cottage
Barn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lepton, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 0NE). It has a recorded floor area of 484 m² (around 5210 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 484 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Energy performance
Barn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 February 2027
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Planning history
Barn Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Barn Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£702,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£780,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 July 2017Most recent
£780,000
4 July 2017
£780,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 0NE: £225,000 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in HD8 0NE
3 Botany Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0NE
Sold Apr 2026
£280,00031 Botany Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0NE
Sold Nov 2025
£225,0007 Botany Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0NE
Sold Sept 2023
£222,00048 Botany Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0NE
Sold Nov 2020
£425,00043 Botany Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0NE
Sold Oct 2020
£185,000
Versus other Botany Lane homes
Floor Area for Barn Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,612
Street avg £1,960
Floor Area
484 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
124/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Botany Lane Knotty Ln — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School. 6 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
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB