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About 8 Elder Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Elder Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Dewsbury (WF12 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 170.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold July 2022 for £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Elder Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2022)
£175,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Elder Drive homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 8 Elder Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,070
Street avg £1,431
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dewsbury district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF12 0RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 48 points of interest in total.
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