Heather Fold, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield

House prices, sold prices and local information for HD8 9LD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£385,417

6 sales

Price range

£185k – £630k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

1 Aug 2025

HD8 9LD

At a glance

House prices£385k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station25 min walkDenby Dale station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Heather Fold, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 1 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £425,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Heather Fold compared

HD8 postcode area£309,994

Huddersfield£243,353

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Heather Fold has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all HD8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	5	£425,500	1 Aug 2025
Semi-detached	1	£185,000	31 Jan 2019

Sold prices on Heather Fold

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
11, Heather Fold HD8 9LD	1 Aug 2025	£340,000	Detached	Freehold
15, Heather Fold HD8 9LD	23 Aug 2024	£280,000	Detached	Freehold
21, Heather Fold HD8 9LD	25 Aug 2023	£630,000	Detached	Freehold
17, Heather Fold HD8 9LD	20 Jan 2023	£562,500	Detached	Freehold
11, Heather Fold HD8 9LD	9 Sep 2022	£315,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Heather Fold HD8 9LD	31 Jan 2019	£185,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
11, Heather Fold	£315,000 (Sep 2022) → £340,000 (Aug 2025)	+8% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Heather Fold

Crime

26 crimes were reported within about a mile of Heather Fold in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour	8
Burglary	5
Violence & sexual offences	4
Other theft	3
Public order	2
Other crime	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Heather Fold is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

River Dearne catchment Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Heather Fold

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Aidan's Church of England Academy 137 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–10	Report	0.3 mi
Shelley College, A Share Academy 1,274 pupils	Secondary	13–18	Report	0.3 mi
Skelmanthorpe Academy 124 pupils	Primary	3–10	Good Report	0.4 mi
Denby Dale First and Nursery School 112 pupils	Primary	2–10	Good Report	0.9 mi
Joseph Norton Academy 62 pupils	Academy special converter	7–16	Report	1.2 mi
Scissett Middle School 592 pupils	Middle deemed secondary	10–13	Good Report	1.2 mi
Scissett Church of England Academy 179 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–10	Report	1.4 mi
Cumberworth CofE First School 107 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–10	Report	1.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Denby Dale station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
Shepley station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
Stocksmoor station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Dene Road (opp, Cumberworth Road) 2 min walk
Dene Road (adj, Cumberworth Road) 2 min walk
Radcliffe Street (before, Cumberworth Road) 2 min walk
Radcliffe Street (after, Cumberworth Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Skelmanthorpe Family Doctors
Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield · 0.3 mi
Dearne Valley Health Centre
Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield · 1.3 mi
Kirkburton Health Centre
5A Shelley Lane, Kirkburton, Huddersfield · 2.2 mi
Shepley Primary Care Limited
25 Jos Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield · 2.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 8 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.8%	62.5%
Private rented	13.9%	20.3%
Social rented	1.4%	17.1%
Households	722

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	53.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	34.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,536

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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