What kind of home is 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW?

1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW sell for?

1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW last sold for £235,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £37,500 in June 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW changed over time?

Across 5 sales between June 1996 and March 2022, 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW rose from £37,500 to £235,000, a change of £197,500. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW?

The current EPC rating for 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW?

1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HD8 8SW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW use?

The latest EPC at 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW?

1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW in?

1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW sits in Denby Dale, Huddersfield, Huddersfield. It falls within the HD8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW?

Police records around 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW?

The closest primary school to 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW is Denby Dale First and Nursery School (251m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Shelley College, A Share Academy (2.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW?

The closest bus stop to 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, HD8 8SW is Gilthwaites Top, 92m away. The nearest rail option is Denby Dale Station, 1.1km away.

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1 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SW

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Gilthwaites Crescent

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

1 Gilthwaites Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Denby Dale, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8SW). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 178.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £235,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Gilthwaites Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Gilthwaites Crescent has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Latest sale on 1 Gilthwaites Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£235,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

25 March 2022Most recent
£235,000
+36.2%over 4 years
2 July 2017
£172,500
+11.3%over 9 years
29 July 2007
£154,950
+206.2%over 6 years
26 April 2001
£50,600
+34.9%over 4 years
6 June 1996
£37,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8SW: £180,500 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Gilthwaites Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Gilthwaites Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,866

Street avg £1,395

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£266k

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Brookside, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale

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£310k

1 Bank Lane, Upper Denby

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£336k

1 Carr Lane, Shepley

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£303k

1 Bromley Bank, Denby Dale

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4 bed2 bath

£224k

1 Clay Delf, Lower Cumberworth

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1 Carr Hill Road, Upper Cumberworth

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Area

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Full Huddersfield report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Gilthwaites Top — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Denby Dale First and Nursery School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HD8 8SW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for HD8 8SW

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