Lower Drake Hill Farm, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YD
About Lower Drake Hill Farm
Lower Drake Hill Farm is a detached house in Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Huddersfield (HD8 8YD). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2021 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £873,000 sits 149.4% above the 2001 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 59% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Lower Drake Hill Farm, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YD
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Removal of single storey elements of house and erection of extensions and alterations to existing dwelling
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/0537
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Sales history & valuation
Lower Drake Hill Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£873,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2001Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HD8 8YD: £547,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in HD8 8YD
2 Drake Hill Cottage, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YD
Sold Aug 2021
£680,0001 Drake Hill Cottage, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YD
Sold Feb 2018
£396,000Dearne Head, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YD
Sold Apr 2008
£547,000Dearne Head Farm, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YD
Sold Dec 2006
£685,000Windmill Farm, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YD
Sold Oct 2002
£319,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, Lower Drake Hill Farm stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 33 (F)
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.5 km
Lower Maythorn Lane/Upper Maythorn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Birdsedge First School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







