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1 Acre Mead, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Acre Mead

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

1 Acre Mead is a semi-detached house in Halifax (HX3 0JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 28.6% below the 2021 sale of £590,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 157.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (165 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Sold February 2021 for £590,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

1 Acre Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraGround Floor MaisonetteEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Acre Mead, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Acre Mead has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

1 Acre Mead has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£421,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£590,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 February 2021Most recent

    £590,000

    -24.8%over 3 years
  2. 23 October 2017

    £785,000

    +273.8%
  3. 26 June 2017

    £210,000

    +13.5%over 12 years
  4. 24 March 2005

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 0JQ: £460,000 (2025–2019).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Acre Mead

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

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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

3/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Birdcage Lane Skircoat Moor Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

The Crossley Heath School. 31 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 HX3 0JQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HX3 0JQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HX3 0JQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

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 1 Acre Mead, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.