5 Lower Exley, Halifax, HX3 9EF
About 5 Lower Exley
5 Lower Exley is a detached house in Halifax (HX3 9EF). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 166 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 3 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 349.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
Energy performance
5 Lower Exley's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Lower Exley, Halifax, HX3 9EF
- Nov 2020AmendmentOutcome in report
Consistent use of land for parking of vehicles in association with Cottage Car Sales, plus consistent use of land for parking of domestic vehicles in association with Barn Cottage, No. 5 Lower Exley, Halifax (Lawful Development Certificate)
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01058/191
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in HX3 9EF: £70,500 (2013–2001).
Versus other Lower Exley homes
EPC Rating for 5 Lower Exley runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 157 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Park Lane Backhold Ln — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Park Lane Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







