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Elams Cottage, Village Street, Norwood Green, Halifax, HX3 8QG

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
194 m²
2088 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Overview

About Elams Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Elams Cottage is a detached house in Norwood Green, Halifax, Halifax (HX3 8QG). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 70).

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 is 36.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 29.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £350,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Elams Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
—
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elams Cottage, Village Street, Norwood Green, Halifax, HX3 8QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elams Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

3 applications on record at Elams Cottage, Village Street, Norwood Green, Halifax, HX3 8QG

3decisions1extensions21documents1nearby
  1. May 2013
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Raise height of roof to create first floor living accomodation (Amended scheme)

    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    13/00373/HSE
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AmendmentDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£479,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£350,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2021Most recent

    £350,000

    +58.4%over 3 years

  2. 20 December 2017

    £221,000

    -11.6%over 12 years

  3. 14 July 2005

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 8QG: £220,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Village Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Elams Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,804

Street avg £2,498

Strongly below

Floor Area

194 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£350k

1 Bramley Fold, Bramley Lane

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£350k

1 Cresswell Terrace

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£347k

1 Bramley View

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£324k

1 Cobden Terrace

HX3 8JH

5 bed
£323k

1 Cliffe Avenue, Lightcliffe

HX3 8TN

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Halifax district page.
Full Halifax report

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

Village St Watford Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Appleton Academy. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HX3 8QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HX3 8QG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HX3 8QG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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