Last sold £173,000 in September 2015

Price history in context

• Show me today's estimate
• Sep 2015 — £173,000 · +19.3% · 8 pts behind the UK market
• Jul 2005 — £145,000 · +62.9% · 4 pts ahead of the UK market
• Sep 2001 — £89,000

The life around it

• Shelf Junior and Infant School 1.7km
• Northowram Primary School 8-min walk
• Halifax station 2.3km
• Sun Wood/North Wood 1.4km
• The coast (coastline) 43.2km
• Park Dam 3.8km
• Pond 787m
• Canal 4.2km
• Shibden Brook 703m
• Public Park 638m
• Playing Field 51m
• Shop 1.3km
• Upper Lane (Opp) 18m

Broadband

• Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 93.8% of premises — not all
• Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 93.8% of premises — not all
• Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Halifax, 2.3km away

• 33 min Leeds
• 43 min Manchester
• 84 min Sheffield
• 103 min Liverpool

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Noise

Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.

Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,330 hours a year. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on a gentle east-facing slope; surrounding hills hide about 5% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Planning

• In the Northowram Village conservation area — external changes usually need consent.

From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 47 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: approximate (postcode)

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Nearby sold homes

• 20, Towngate, Halifax £65,000 · 1995
• 6, Towngate, Halifax £55,000 · 1997
• 4, Towngate, Halifax £42,500 · 1998
• 24, Towngate, Halifax £175,000 · 2007
• 16 - 18, Towngate, Halifax £155,000 · 2017
• 12, Towngate, Halifax £155,000 · 2023

Planning activity nearby

• Undecided Demolition of existing buildings to facilitate 8 dwellings including access and public… May 2025 source
• Permitted Single storey side extension Aug 2025 source
• Undecided Submission of information to Discharge Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 14 on planning… May 2026 source
• Undecided Prior approval application for single storey rear extension. Extending out by 3.5 metres,… Oct 2025 source
• Undecided Conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe ancillary to existing dwelling Nov 2025 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.