9 Old Cottage Close, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8DB
About 9 Old Cottage Close
9 Old Cottage Close is a mid-terrace house in Hipperholme, Halifax, Halifax (HX3 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2024. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 20 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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 87.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017.
Energy performance
9 Old Cottage Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 9 Old Cottage Close, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8DB
- Oct 2024Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from (C3a) dwelling to a children's home for up to two children, with a manager and 5 carers working on a rota basis throughout the day and night. (C2)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01096/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 March 2017Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 8DB: £235,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in HX3 8DB
12 Old Cottage Close, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8DB
Sold Apr 2022
£380,00029 Old Cottage Close, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8DB
Sold Oct 2020
£348,0008 Old Cottage Close, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8DB
Sold Dec 2018
£235,00025 Old Cottage Close, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8DB
Sold Sept 2018
£235,00011 Old Cottage Close, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8DB
Sold Oct 2017
£196,500
Versus other Old Cottage Close homes
9 Old Cottage Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,654
Street avg £1,440
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Southedge Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Lightcliffe C of E 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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







