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West View Cottage, Queens Road, Norwood Green, Halifax, HX3 8RA

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About West View Cottage

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

West View Cottage is a detached house in Norwood Green, Halifax, Halifax (HX3 8RA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£495/sq ft) was about 129.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £320,000. 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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against West View Cottage, Queens Road, Norwood Green, Halifax, HX3 8RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at West View Cottage.

4 applications on record at West View Cottage, Queens Road, Norwood Green, Halifax, HX3 8RA

4decisions4extensions27documents1nearby
  1. Jun 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    05/00755/HSE
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 27 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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

£367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£320,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 September 2021Most recent

    £320,000

    +34.0%over 6 years

  2. 6 August 2015

    £238,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in HX3 8RA: £500,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Queens Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for West View Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,333

Street avg £3,095

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

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The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£370k

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3 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Bramley Fold, Bramley Lane

HX3 8NS

2 bed
£350k

1 Cresswell Terrace

HX3 8TA

£347k

1 Bramley View

HX3 8ST

£324k

1 Cobden Terrace

HX3 8JH

5 bed
£323k

1 Cliffe Avenue, Lightcliffe

HX3 8TN

3 bed1 bath
£427k

1 Brooke Avenue, Hipperholme

HX3 8FT

£261k

1 Crimble Close

HX3 8BL

3 bed2 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

0.3 km

Village St Watford Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Lightcliffe C of E Primary School. 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 8RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HX3 8RA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HX3 8RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about West View Cottage, Queens Road, Norwood Green, Halifax, HX3 8RA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.