3 Howcans Lane, Boothtown, Halifax, HX3 6UD
About 3 Howcans Lane
3 Howcans Lane is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boothtown, Halifax, Halifax (HX3 6UD). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump.
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
3 Howcans Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Howcans Lane 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
Price for 3 Howcans Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 26 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2021Most recent
£325,000
+75.7%over 17 years15 July 2004
£185,000
+193.7%over 8 years18 April 1996
£62,995
Median price across the last 4 sales in HX3 6UD: £252,000 (2015–1996).
Nearby sales in HX3 6UD
Versus other Howcans Lane homes
Years Held for 3 Howcans Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,625
Street avg £1,495
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 10.1 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
Queensbury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Moorside Community Primary School. 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







