Essex Street, Halifax

MyStreetCheck free street report: Essex Street, Halifax · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/halifax/essex-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for HX1 3UE.

Average price (last 12 months)

£131,750

2 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£83,412

17 sales

Price range

£36k – £147k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Jul 2026

HX1 3UE

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At a glance

House prices£132k average41% below the Halifax average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station22 min walkSowerby Bridge station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Essex Street, Halifax have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £131,750. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £83,412. Average sale prices rose from £52,500 in 2017 to £131,750 in 2026 (+151%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 41% below the Halifax average of £222,597 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Essex Street range from £36,000 to £147,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 249 streets in Halifax with at least two sales in the last year, Essex Street ranks 207th for average price.

House prices on Essex Street compared

Essex Street£131,750

HX1 postcode area£149,897

Halifax£222,597

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all HX1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	17	£83,412	3 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Essex Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
87, Essex Street HX1 3UE	3 Jul 2026	£147,000	Terraced	Freehold
70, Essex Street HX1 3UE	12 Jun 2026	£116,500	Terraced	Freehold
18A, Essex Street HX1 3UE	30 Sep 2025	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
29, Essex Street HX1 3UE	18 Jan 2024	£82,500	Terraced	Freehold
55, Essex Street HX1 3UE	14 Dec 2023	£126,000	Terraced	Freehold
45, Essex Street HX1 3UE	19 Jun 2023	£82,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Essex Street HX1 3UE	29 Sep 2021	£85,000	Terraced	Freehold
42, Essex Street HX1 3UE	17 Dec 2020	£60,000	Terraced	Freehold
62, Essex Street HX1 3UE	18 Dec 2019	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
35, Essex Street HX1 3UE	23 Sep 2019	£97,000	Terraced	Freehold
29, Essex Street HX1 3UE	10 May 2019	£57,000	Terraced	Freehold
28, Essex Street HX1 3UE	21 Nov 2018	£77,000	Terraced	Freehold
43, Essex Street HX1 3UE	16 Oct 2018	£67,500	Terraced	Freehold
93, Essex Street HX1 3UE	21 Sep 2018	£93,000	Terraced	Freehold
54, Essex Street HX1 3UE	12 Jul 2018	£36,000	Terraced	Freehold
55, Essex Street HX1 3UE	13 Jun 2018	£76,500	Terraced	Freehold
20, Essex Street HX1 3UE	19 Oct 2017	£55,000	Terraced	Freehold
65, Essex Street HX1 3UE	3 Apr 2017	£50,000	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
29, Essex Street	£57,000 (May 2019) → £82,500 (Jan 2024)	+45% over 5 yrs
55, Essex Street	£76,500 (Jun 2018) → £126,000 (Dec 2023)	+65% over 6 yrs

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Schools near Essex Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Warley Road Primary Academy 518 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.2 mi
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School 535 pupils	Primary	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.3 mi
The Halifax Academy 1,461 pupils	All-through	4–16	Good Report	0.5 mi
Beacon Lights Schools 209 pupils	Other independent school	4–16	Report	0.5 mi
Savile Park Primary School 348 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
St Augustine's CofE School 156 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Mount Pellon Primary Academy 303 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
The Crossley Heath School 1,179 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Sowerby Bridge station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Halifax station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Mytholmroyd station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Gibraltar Road End (Parkinson Lane) 1 min walk
Gibraltar Road End (at, Gibraltar Road) 1 min walk
Dunkirk Lane (Parkinson Lane) 2 min walk
Westholme Road (Hopwood Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Spring Hall Group Practice
173C Spring Hall Lane, Halifax · 0.3 mi
King Cross Practice
King Cross Surgery, 199 King Cross Road, Halifax · 0.4 mi
The Boulevard Medical Practice
116 Savile Park Road, Halifax · 0.8 mi
Plane Trees Group Practice
51 Sandbeds Road, Halifax · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

Asda Superstore Asda Halifax Superstore · 0.4 mi
Tesco Tesco Halifax Superstore · 0.5 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Halifax Rochdale Road Local · 0.5 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Pellon Halifax · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Spring Hall Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Asda Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
King Cross Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

St Johns Health Centre · 0.6 mi
Walrus Dental Care Ltd · 0.7 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	69.8%	62.5%
Private rented	26.9%	20.3%
Social rented	3.0%	17.1%
Households	629

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	26.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,866

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	92%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	93%	92%

Share of homes across Calderdale with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Essex Street

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Who lives around Essex Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Calderdale
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	60.9%	10.5%
White	35.1%	86.1%
Other ethnic group	2%	0.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.3%	1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.6%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Calderdale
Muslim	58.6%	9.5%
Christian	17.7%	41.5%
No religion	16.4%	42%
Not answered	5.8%	5.4%
Other religion	0.9%	0.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.3%
Sikh	0.3%	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Calderdale
Born in the UK	76.6%	91.5%
Born outside the UK	23.4%	8.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Calderdale
Level 4 qualifications and above	26.8%	30.9%
No qualifications	25.7%	19.2%
Level 3 qualifications	17.6%	17.5%
Level 2 qualifications	13.8%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.2%	9.8%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	6.3%
Other qualifications	2.5%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Calderdale
Very good health	45%	46.6%
Good health	36.4%	34.2%
Fair health	13.5%	13.5%
Bad health	3.9%	4.4%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.3%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Calderdale
1 car or van in household	46%	42.9%
No cars or vans in household	28.7%	24.5%
2 cars or vans in household	19.2%	25%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6%	7.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Calderdale.

Planning and heritage near Essex Street

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Planning applications near Essex Street

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Council tax here

Calderdale Band D is £2,420 a year (Band A £1,613). See every band.

Estate agents near Essex Street

Bridgfords Lettings 1.0 mi
William H Brown Estate Agents 1.0 mi
Charnock Bates 1.0 mi
Century 21 1.1 mi
Century 21 1.1 mi

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