Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 17 Top Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Top Road is a detached house in Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 302% above the 1997 sale of £102,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 48.7% below the postcode norm. At 114 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Feb 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 February 2028
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Top Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Top Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£102,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 1997Most recent
£102,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8PE: £335,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in HD8 8PE
43 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Sold Apr 2026
£525,0001 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE
Sold Aug 2025
£327,50039 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
£335,000
Versus other Top Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 17 Top Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£899
Street avg £2,495
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD8 8PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.