131 Halifax Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DR
About 131 Halifax Road
131 Halifax Road is a detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £300,000 in March 2025. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 117.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
131 Halifax Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
131 Halifax Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 131 Halifax Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 28 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2025Most recent
£300,000
+75.9%over 17 years22 April 2007
£170,504
-19.8%23 March 2007
£212,500
+48.6%over 3 years23 October 2003
£143,000
+61.9%over 11 months22 November 2002
£88,300
+488.7%over 5 years14 August 1997
£15,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0DR: £76,789 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in WF16 0DR
149 Halifax Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DR
Sold Dec 2023
£145,000139 Halifax Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DR
Sold Aug 2021
£90,000137 Halifax Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DR
Sold Mar 2018
£65,000137a, Halifax Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DR
Sold Apr 2017
£76,789141 Halifax Road, Heckmondwike, WF16 0DR
Sold Jan 2016
£29,000
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Versus other Halifax Road homes
131 Halifax Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,459
Street avg £975
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Batley Rd Hollinbank Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Heckmondwike Primary Academy. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB