Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 (85 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% 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 £491,000 is 40.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 31.1% 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.
Elams Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 February 2029
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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
Extension: Single storey
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 16 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 16 years.
29 March 2021Most recent
£350,000
+58.4%over 3 years20 December 2017
£221,000
-11.6%over 12 years14 July 2005
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 8QG: £285,000 (2026–2024).
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Sold Dec 2023
On epc rating, Elams Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,804
Street avg £2,728
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
293/mo
Falling 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.
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