Skip to content
UK Property Looker

20 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE

7 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band A
Overview

About 20 Top Road

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

20 Top Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 31.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 18.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 17 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £165,000. 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

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Top Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £885 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Top Road has no planning applications on record.

6

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.

Price for 20 Top Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£217,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£165,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 October 2022Most recent

    £165,000

    +53.5%over 6 years

  2. 26 February 2016

    £107,500

    -20.1%over 8 years

  3. 20 June 2007

    £134,500

    +3.5%over 1 year

  4. 6 April 2006

    £130,000

    +147.6%over 6 years

  5. 14 July 1999

    £52,500

    +162.5%over 1 year

  6. 20 March 1998

    £20,000

  7. 6 December 1996

    £20,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8PE: £327,500 (2025–2019).

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.

On years held, 20 Top Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,115

Street avg £2,319

On par

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Top Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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.
£239k

1 Brookside, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale

HD8 8RT

3 bed1 bath
£266k

1 Abbey Drive, Shepley

HD8 8DX

3 bed1 bath
£292k

1 Back Lane, Shelley

HD8 8LD

3 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Bank Lane, Upper Denby

HD8 8UR

3 bed1 bath
£336k

1 Carr Lane, Shepley

HD8 8BP

3 bed1 bath
£224k

1 Clay Delf, Lower Cumberworth

HD8 8TN

2 bed1 bath
£163k

1 Birdsedge Lane, Birdsedge

HD8 8XR

2 bed
£303k

1 Bromley Bank, Denby Dale

HD8 8QG

4 bed2 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.

Go deeper on the local area

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Top Road, Lower Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8PE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.