What type of property is 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX?

6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX last change hands?

6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX last sold for £265,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX?

6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in HD8 8DX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX heated?

The latest EPC at 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX?

6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX is in council tax band C.

Where is 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX located?

6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX sits in Shepley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield. It falls within the HD8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX?

Police records around 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX 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 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX?

The closest primary school to 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX is Shepley First School (617m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Shelley College, A Share Academy (2.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX?

The closest rail stop to 6 Abbey Drive, HD8 8DX is Shepley Rail Station, 99m away. The nearest bus option is The Knowle, 216m away.

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6 Abbey Drive, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Abbey Drive

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

6 Abbey Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shepley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8DX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 100 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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.

6 Abbey Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Abbey Drive, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Abbey Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

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

£283,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 October 2022Most recent
£265,000

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

Nearby sales in HD8 8DX

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.

On co₂ emissions, 6 Abbey Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,650

Street avg £2,291

Above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

£292k

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1 Abbey Drive, Shepley

HD8 8DX

3 bed1 bath

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1 Bank Lane, Upper Denby

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1 Brookside, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale

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1 Carr Lane, Shepley

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£303k

1 Bromley Bank, Denby Dale

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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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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· 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

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FAQ

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