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12 Sefton Terrace, Halifax, HX1 5RE

Extendable3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 12 Sefton Terrace

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Sefton Terrace is a four-bedroom detached house in Halifax (HX1 5RE). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 96.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £181,000 in August 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Sefton Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2016from Mar 2016
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
89%69%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Sefton Terrace, Halifax, HX1 5RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Sefton Terrace has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Sefton Terrace was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£182,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£181,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2023Most recent

    £181,000

    +37.1%over 12 years
  2. 26 September 2010

    £132,000

    +10.0%over 4 years
  3. 11 November 2005

    £119,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in HX1 5RE: £76,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Sefton Terrace homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Sefton Terrace outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,240

Street avg £656

Strongly above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Sefton Terrace

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Halifax district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

9/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Crossley Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Augustine's CofE School. 28 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HX1 5RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HX1 5RE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HX1 5RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Sefton Terrace, Halifax, HX1 5RE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.