1 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
About 1 Top Road
1 Top Road is a semi-detached house in Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
A recent sale: £327,500 in August 2025. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/91973
Unlock 1 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE's full planning history
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Sales history & valuation
1 Top Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£327,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2025Most recent
£327,500
+81.9%over 8 years8 June 2017
£180,000
+200.0%over 16 years17 August 2000
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8PE: £335,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in HD8 8PE
43 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Sold Apr 2026
£525,00039 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Sold Dec 2022
£345,00020 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Sold Oct 2022
£165,00041 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Sold Oct 2022
£335,0007 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Sold Jun 2021
£250,000
Versus other Top Road homes
On years held, 1 Top Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,275
Street avg £2,336
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Cumberworth Lane Foresters — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Denby Dale First and Nursery School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







