23 Far Dene, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QZ
About 23 Far Dene
23 Far Dene is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kirkburton, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 0QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 135.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 23 Far Dene was refused — worth checking the council file.
5 applications on record at 23 Far Dene, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QZ
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey rear and side extensions (within a Conservation Area)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 54 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/94381
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2026Decision
- ExtensionSept 2023Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 23 Far Dene has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£290,000
+625.0%over 26 years20 July 1995
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 0QZ: £520,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in HD8 0QZ
15 Far Dene, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QZ
Sold Apr 2025
£422,50014 Far Dene, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QZ
Sold Jul 2023
£520,00010a, Far Dene, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QZ
Sold Jun 2021
£650,00020 Far Dene, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QZ
Sold Nov 2020
£139,9954 Far Dene, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QZ
Sold Jan 2020
£250,000
Versus other Far Dene homes
23 Far Dene outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,462
Street avg £2,257
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Dean Fold — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Highburton CofE First Academy. 10 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







