5 Abbey Gardens, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8FT
About 5 Abbey Gardens
5 Abbey Gardens is a six-bedroom detached house in Shepley, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8FT). It has a recorded floor area of 454 m² (around 4887 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 454 m² the property is well over the postcode median (210 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. A recent sale: £1,100,000 in April 2025. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,345,000 is 22.3% above the 2025 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms5
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Abbey Gardens has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at 5 Abbey Gardens, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8FT
- Mar 2019Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Work to trees TPO 04/03
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/90121
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2021Decision
- TreesDec 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Abbey Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.0% per year over 8 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 18.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2025Most recent
£1,100,000
+300.0%over 8 years24 November 2016
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8FT: £685,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in HD8 8FT
7 Abbey Gardens, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8FT
Sold Sept 2024
£802,5004 Abbey Gardens, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8FT
Sold Dec 2022
£711,5556 Abbey Gardens, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8FT
Sold Oct 2017
£685,0001 Abbey Gardens, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8FT
Sold Dec 2016
£500,0002 Abbey Gardens, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8FT
Sold Oct 2016
£525,000
Versus other Abbey Gardens homes
Price per m² for 5 Abbey Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,423
Street avg £2,910
Floor Area
454 m²
Street avg 217 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
New Hey Moor Houses — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Shelley First School. 7 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
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







