31 Brow Lane, Shelf, Halifax, HX3 7QJ
About 31 Brow Lane
31 Brow Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Shelf, Halifax, Halifax (HX3 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 316.1% above the 1997 sale of £31,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 66.8% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
31 Brow Lane has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 31 Brow Lane was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£31,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 1997Most recent
£31,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 7QJ: £207,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in HX3 7QJ
Versus other Brow Lane homes
On price per m², 31 Brow Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£596
Street avg £1,973
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Wade House Rd Brow Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







