3 Chester Place, Halifax, HX3 6LU
About 3 Chester Place
3 Chester Place is a mid-terrace house in Halifax (HX3 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 260.6% above the 1999 sale of £35,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 66.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
3 Chester Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Chester Place has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Chester Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 1 year.
£35,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
27 May 1999Most recent
£35,500
+4.4%over 7 months28 October 1998
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 6LU: £90,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Chester Place homes
On price per m², 3 Chester Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£403
Street avg £1,431
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
Woodlands Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Trinity Academy Akroydon. 26 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
55.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB







