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3 Abbey Drive, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DX

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Abbey Drive

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

3 Abbey Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shepley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8DX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 101 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in July 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Abbey Drive, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 3 Abbey Drive, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DX

1decisions1extensions4documents6nearby
  1. Oct 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2005/93581
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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.

Latest sale on 3 Abbey Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 July 2023Most recent

    £275,000

    +23.9%over 3 years

  2. 1 November 2019

    £222,000

    +4.5%over 11 months

  3. 7 December 2018

    £212,500

    +342.7%over 21 years

  4. 7 February 1997

    £48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8DX: £242,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Abbey Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Abbey Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,723

Street avg £2,287

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par
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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£292k

1 Back Lane, Shelley

HD8 8LD

3 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Bank Lane, Upper Denby

HD8 8UR

3 bed1 bath
£266k

1 Abbey Drive, Shepley

HD8 8DX

3 bed1 bath
£336k

1 Carr Lane, Shepley

HD8 8BP

3 bed1 bath
£239k

1 Brookside, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale

HD8 8RT

3 bed1 bath
£303k

1 Bromley Bank, Denby Dale

HD8 8QG

4 bed2 bath
£354k

1 Carr Hill Road, Upper Cumberworth

HD8 8NW

4 bed
£224k

1 Clay Delf, Lower Cumberworth

HD8 8TN

2 bed1 bath
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.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Shepley Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

Shepley First School. 7 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HD8 8DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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