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£298,000

Towngate, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8

Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • One bedroom cottage and large attached barn
  • A one of a kind
  • In a popular semi-rural village
  • Local country walks and scenery. A local pub and village store on hand too
  • Grade II listed and full of character

Description

Set perpendicularly to the roadside, this interesting Grade II listed cottage and integral barn form one individual property.

Located in the ever-popular village of Highburton, which is sought after amongst local buyers and those from further afield.

The village has a charming local pub, a village store, a highly regarded primary school and local bus services. There are some lovely local walks and scenery and excellent road links to Huddersfield, Holmfirth and the wider region, which will be of interest to business travellers.

The M1 motorway is accessible, as is Wakefield, with many people living in HD8 using the East Coast Main Line service to London.

Neighbouring Kirkburton has a wider variety of amenities and public services, as well as various places to eat out and socialise.

This unique property comprises:-

Entrance into a cottage dining kitchen which has traditional-style kitchen fittings and an electric stove. There is a useful under-stair store too.

On the first floor, there is one double bedroom and an en-suite shower room.

The large part of the property is the connected Barn. It has full-height arched barn doors providing access at the front.

To the ground floor is an integral garage, which has a tiled floor and a Sauna Cabin.

The barn's first floor is packed with character, exposed stonework complemented by large exposed roof trusses and beams, as shown in our images.

Externally, there is a small store and the property has a pedestrian and vehicular right of access across the shared block paved drive to the garden at the far end of the property. This is shared access with the neighbour. Potential exists to form off-road parking by digging out part of the garden (Subject to appropriate consents). Currently, the parking is on-road parking.

Viewing is strictly by appointment with our Honley office.

The essentials:  The property is currently subject to a tenancy; a buyer will have to wait for the tenant to vacate, please ask for more information. The property is Grade II listed in a conservation area. Mains services are available. The property is Freehold. Council Tax band is A. Buyers to check their own mobile signal at a viewing - please check our broadband tab for available providers. The house is not adapted for disabled access.

Please note: The property is currently tenanted and if the tenant is required to vacate, they will require the 4 month notice to be served by the landlord once a sale is agreed.

NOTE: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING FEES APPLY TO EACH PARTY BUYING A PROPERTY THROUGH OUR AGENCY.

We are legally required to verify each buyer for anti-money laundering purposes. We use a government-recognised system called CREDAS. Each buyer will be required to pay a small fee of £24 inc VAT before a memo of sale can be issued following the acceptance of an offer, to cover the cost of these required checks.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
A
Date Posted
2026-10-07

Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
73 C
90 B

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

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Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
No Wheelchair Access
Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Highburton CofE First Academy227 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 10
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School0.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 10
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    422
    Type
    Community school
  • Lepton CofE Primary Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    167
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Shelley First School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 10
    Pupils
    159
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Kirkburton Middle School993 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    10 to 13
    Pupils
    495
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King James's School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,055
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shelley College, A Share Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    1,274
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Honley High School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,240
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Netherhall Learning Campus High School3.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    823
    Type
    Community school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Daily Highburton, Kirkburton155 metres
Co-op Kirkburton, Kirkburton0.6 miles
Morrisons Daily Lepton Highgate Lane, Huddersfield1 mile

GP surgery

Kirkburton Health Centre0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Rowlands Pharmacy0.8 miles

Hospital

Holmevalley Memorial Hospital4 miles

Green space

Play Space352 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Stocksmoor Rail Station1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Hall Lane55 metres

Typical drive times

Meltham18 min · 8.4 miles
Mirfield13 min · 6.4 miles
Holmfirth13 min · 6.8 miles
Huddersfield12 min · 4.9 miles
Wakefield (city)24 min · 11 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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