8 The Drill Hall, Prescott Street, Halifax, HX1 2LR
About 8 The Drill Hall
8 The Drill Hall is a mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX1 2LR). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file.
Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 91.8% above the 2017 sale of £60,480. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. At 48 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 The Drill Hall has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 The Drill Hall valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,480
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2017Most recent
£60,480
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX1 2LR: £78,120 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in HX1 2LR
13 The Drill Hall, Prescott Street, Halifax, HX1 2LR
Sold Jul 2025
£58,5007 The Drill Hall, Prescott Street, Halifax, HX1 2LR
Sold Mar 2022
£47,00011 The Drill Hall, Prescott Street, Halifax, HX1 2LR
Sold Feb 2018
£79,8009 The Drill Hall, Prescott Street, Halifax, HX1 2LR
Sold Feb 2018
£78,1202 The Drill Hall, Prescott Street, Halifax, HX1 2LR
Sold Sept 2017
£63,000
Versus other Prescott Street homes
Floor Area for 8 The Drill Hall lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,260
Street avg £1,191
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Union Street Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Trinity Sixth Form Academy. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB