Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Halifax (HX3 7JP). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2012. Sold September 2023 for £165,000.
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 September 2029
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Council records include a two-storey side extension at The Cottage.
1 application on record at The Cottage, Brook Farm Court, Halifax, HX3 7JP
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
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Latest sale on The Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 15 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 15 years.
28 September 2023Most recent
£165,000
+26.0%over 8 years12 December 2014
£131,000
+9.2%over 5 years27 March 2009
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 7JP: £230,500 (2019–2009).
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On price per m², The Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,619
Street avg £1,920
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 13 years
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Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cooper Lane Cooper Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School. 24 schools nearby.
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