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Old Farm Cottage, Church Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8AF

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£178,000

  • Since the 2017 sale (£137,000)+30%
  • Against HD8 8AF's recent median (£260,000)-32%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£178,000

  • Against its 2017 sale (£137,000)+30%
  • Against HD8 8AF's recent median (£260,000)-32%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Old Farm Cottage is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HD8 8AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    83 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2025

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2017

  • Recent sales in HD8 8AF

    5 sales, median £260,000 (2021–2007)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2021Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 December 2017Most recent

    £137,000

    -8.0%over 2 years

  2. 20 July 2015

    £148,950

    +207.1%over 12 years

  3. 20 October 2002

    £48,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8AF: £260,000 (2021–2007).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Old Farm Cottage, Church Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8AF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Old Farm Cottage

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

Old Farm Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Shepley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 29.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2017.

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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.

Old Farm Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 September 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2025from Mar 2015
EPC improved fromD58toC69
Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof
GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Farm Cottage, Church Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.

6

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Old Farm Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,651

Street avg £2,019

Below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Strongly above
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

124/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Marsh Lane Cliffe Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Shepley First School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Shepley First SchoolPrimary320m
  • Shelley First SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Cumberworth CofE First SchoolPrimary2.1km
  • Birdsedge First SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • Marsh Lane Cliffe RdBus stop80m
  • Marsh Lane LibraryBus stop211m
  • Lane Head Rd Cliffe RdBus stop256m
  • Marsh Lane Marsh CourtBus stop286m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences717 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour192 reports12%
  • Burglary139 reports9%
  • Public Order131 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

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 8AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HD8 8AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HD8 8AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 build

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£170k

1 Birdsedge Lane, Birdsedge

HD8 8XR

2 bed
£163k

1 Chapel Court, Cumberworth Lane, Denby Dale

HD8 8RU

£157k

1 Ash Well Grove, Denby Dale

HD8 8GP

£203k

1 Clay Delf, Lower Cumberworth

HD8 8TN

2 bed1 bath
£214k

1 Birdsedge Hill, Birdsedge

HD8 8XP

£225k

1 Cliffe Road, Shepley

HD8 8DF

£238k

1 Brookside, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale

HD8 8RT

3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Brook Meadows, Denby Dale

HD8 8GW

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Old Farm Cottage is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HD8 8AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Old Farm Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Old Farm Cottage was lodged in September 2025 at band C and is valid until September 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Old Farm Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HD8 8AF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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