HD8 8YD, Huddersfield
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Average sold price
£625,317
3 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£799,950
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
0%
of homes, gigabit 0%
Sold prices in HD8 8YD
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Drake Hill Cottage | 1 May 2026 | £799,950 | Detached |
| 2, Drake Hill Cottage | 4 Aug 2021 | £680,000 | Detached |
| 1, Drake Hill Cottage | 27 Feb 2018 | £396,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in HD8 8YD
- Drake Hill Cottage£800k
Schools near HD8 8YD
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdsedge First School | Primary | Good | 1.1 mi |
| Hepworth Junior and Infant School | Primary | – | 1.3 mi |
| Shepley First School | Primary | Good | 1.7 mi |
| Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School | Primary | Requires improvement | 1.7 mi |
| Cumberworth CofE First School | Primary | – | 1.9 mi |
| New Mill Junior School | Primary | Outstanding | 2.0 mi |
Living in HD8 8YD
Nearest stations
- Shepley station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
- Stocksmoor station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
- Denby Dale station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 1.3 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.8 mi
- The Co-operative Food 2.3 mi
Pharmacies
- New Mill Pharmacy 1.7 mi
- The Valley Pharmacy 1.8 mi
- Shepley Pharmacy 1.8 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 1.7 mi
- Dentistry @ Holme 2.7 mi
- Victoria Court (dental Surgery) 2.7 mi
GP surgeries
- Shepley Primary Care Limited 1.8 mi
- Elmwood Family Doctors 2.8 mi
- Oaklands Health Centre 2.9 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 93% of homes in Kirklees (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 9 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 4 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in HD8 8YD
Ethnic group
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.1% | 73.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.6% | 19.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Religion
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 51.9% | 39.4% |
| No religion | 41.1% | 34.8% |
| Not answered | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Muslim | 0.9% | 18.5% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | – |
| Sikh | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 96.6% | 87.4% |
| Born outside the UK | 3.4% | 12.6% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 46.7% | 29.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.7% | 17.4% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 11.7% | 13.3% |
| No qualifications | 9.4% | 20.7% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 6.6% | 9.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| Other qualifications | 2.1% | 2.7% |
General health
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 54.8% | 46.6% |
| Good health | 32.9% | 34.5% |
| Fair health | 9.5% | 13.4% |
| Bad health | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Very bad health | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Occupation
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 25% | 18.4% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 21.4% | 12% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.7% | 13% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.7% | 11% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.8% | 9% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.5% | 10% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.3% | 9.4% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5% | 8.3% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 4.5% | 8.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 41.4% | 27.3% |
| 1 car or van in household | 32.4% | 41.5% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 18% | 8.5% |
| No cars or vans in household | 8.2% | 22.7% |
Economic activity
| Here | Kirklees | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 58.5% | 56.1% |
| Economically inactive | 40.3% | 41.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.2% | 2.3% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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