8 Spruce Drive, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7WG
About 8 Spruce Drive
8 Spruce Drive is a six-bedroom detached house in Northowram, Halifax, Halifax (HX3 7WG). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 sits 70.9% above the 2014 sale of £278,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 32.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Integral
Energy performance
8 Spruce Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Spruce Drive 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
8 Spruce Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.7% per year over 10 years.
£278,000
Growth on file: -2.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2014Most recent
£278,000
-19.4%over 10 months24 January 2014
£345,000
-2.8%over 7 years15 December 2006
£355,000
-2.7%over 2 years9 December 2004
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 7WG: £228,500 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in HX3 7WG
6 Spruce Drive, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7WG
Sold Oct 2022
£455,0005 Spruce Drive, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7WG
Sold Sept 2022
£330,00011 Spruce Drive, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7WG
Sold Apr 2019
£228,5009 Spruce Drive, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7WG
Sold Oct 2017
£220,0003 Spruce Drive, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7WG
Sold Sept 2013
£175,000
Versus other Spruce Drive homes
On price per m², 8 Spruce Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,390
Street avg £2,285
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Hall Lane Endeavour House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Northowram Primary School. 13 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







