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On South Lane, in Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth
What it's like at HD9 1HJ: every home that has sold on South Lane since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on South Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 25 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 14, South LaneDetached | Jun 2016 | £245,000 | 85 m² | £2,882/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16, South LaneDetached | Nov 2021 | £410,000 | 121 m² | £3,388/m² | 3 |
| 18, South LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2017 | £185,000 | 65 m² | £2,846/m² | 4 |
| 20, South LaneOther | Sept 2017 | £215,000 | 110 m² | £1,955/m² | 5 |
| 34, South LaneOther | Jul 2022 | £456,000 | 86 m² | £5,302/m² | 2 |
| 37, South LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2025 | £505,000 | 147 m² | £3,435/m² | 2 |
| 45, South LaneTerraced | Sept 2021 | £237,000 | 92 m² | £2,576/m² | 2 |
| South House, South LaneDetached | Nov 2001 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Brockholes, a drive away (3.2 km), with 38k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Huddersfield.
The nearest bus stop is South Lane, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes H1, H2); 32 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is New Mill Junior School (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Holmfirth High School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 58.6 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 300 m away; The Little People Store (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Elmwood Family Doctors (1.0 km), with Medicare Chemists the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Old Bridge Barbers is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, 10 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 85% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 76% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 35 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ten Fourteen is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Picturedrome the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 194 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 116 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Holmeside Memorial Garden, 250 m away; for exercise, Core Reform (750 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 34 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
37 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| the Vicarage | II | 100 m |
| 23,25,27, South Lane | II | 120 m |
| 59,61, South Lane | II | 150 m |
| 35,37, Dunford Road | II | 180 m |
| 8,10, Bunkers Hill | II | 180 m |
| 12,14,16,18, Bunkers Hill | II | 180 m |
| 38, 38a, Back Lane | II | 190 m |
| Old Lock Up | II | 190 m |
| 4, Towngate | II | 200 m |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Colne Valley constituency: Paul Davies MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,963 (10.7%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 30%, Reform UK 16%, Green Party 8%.
17 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HD9 1HJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" South Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 90.6% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.9% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.3% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 87 min
Nearest: Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 52 min
Nearest: Ponderosa Zoo · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.