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17a, Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17a

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

17a is a five-bedroom 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).

At 114 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 29.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in July 2018. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • 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
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17a, Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17a, Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE

1decisions11documents6nearby
  1. Sept 2020
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of outbuilding

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    2020/92430
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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 17a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£474,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£365,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 July 2018Most recent

    £365,000

    +206.7%over 20 years

  2. 1 July 1998

    £119,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8PE: £327,500 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Top Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17a outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,202

Street avg £2,246

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17a

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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.
£454k

1 Cleveland Way, Shelley

HD8 8NQ

4 bed1 bath
£434k

1 Ashleigh Close, Park Drive, Shelley

HD8 8JT

4 bed4 bath
£430k

1 Brook House, Brook House Lane, Shelley

HD8 8LX

4 bed
£382k

1 Broomhouse Close, Denby Dale

HD8 8UX

4 bed1 bath
£354k

1 Carr Hill Road, Upper Cumberworth

HD8 8NW

4 bed
£303k

1 Bromley Bank, Denby Dale

HD8 8QG

4 bed2 bath
£336k

1 Carr Lane, Shepley

HD8 8BP

3 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Bank Lane, Upper Denby

HD8 8UR

3 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.
Full Huddersfield report

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

Cumberworth Lane Foresters — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Denby Dale First and Nursery School. 10 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 8PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HD8 8PE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HD8 8PE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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