1 Acre Mead, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
About 1 Acre Mead
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.
Energy performance
1 Acre Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Acre Mead has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Acre Mead has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2005.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 16 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2021Most recent
£590,000
-24.8%over 3 years23 October 2017
£785,000
+273.8%26 June 2017
£210,000
+13.5%over 12 years24 March 2005
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 0JQ: £460,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in HX3 0JQ
3 Acre Mead, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
Sold Mar 2025
£325,0004 Acre Mead, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
Sold Dec 2024
£300,000The Beeches, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
Sold Mar 2023
£765,000Acre Lodge, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
Sold Aug 2020
£460,0005 Rockcliffe Place, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
Sold May 2019
£515,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







