Melbourne Street, Halifax

House prices, sold prices and local information for HX3 5DF.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£72,700

5 sales

Price range

£55k – £91k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

2 Apr 2024

HX3 5DF

At a glance

House prices£73k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station24 min walkHalifax station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Melbourne Street, Halifax have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 2 Apr 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £72,700. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Melbourne Street compared

HX3 postcode area£244,395

Halifax£222,441

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Melbourne Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all HX3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	5	£72,700	2 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Melbourne Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
3, Melbourne Street HX3 5DF	2 Apr 2024	£60,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Melbourne Street HX3 5DF	9 Jul 2021	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, Melbourne Street HX3 5DF	22 Apr 2021	£90,500	Terraced	Freehold
12, Melbourne Street HX3 5DF	6 Mar 2020	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Melbourne Street HX3 5DF	31 Oct 2017	£55,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Melbourne Street HX3 5DF	8 Jan 2016	£78,000	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
12, Melbourne Street	£55,000 (Oct 2017) → £80,000 (Mar 2020)	+45% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Melbourne Street

Crime

561 crimes were reported within about a mile of Melbourne Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	210
Anti-social behaviour	90
Shoplifting	48
Public order	47
Criminal damage & arson	36
Other theft	30

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Melbourne Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Middle River Aire catchment Flood alert area
Upper River Calder catchment Flood alert area
Hebble Brook at Halifax Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Melbourne Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Lee Mount Academy 274 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
Trinity Academy Akroydon 203 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Beech Hill School 571 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 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	0.7 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy 137 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
Beacon Lights Schools 209 pupils	Other independent school	4–16	Report	0.8 mi
Moorside Community Primary School 231 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.8 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Halifax station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
Sowerby Bridge station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
Mytholmroyd station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lee Mount Church (at, Ovenden Road) 1 min walk
Lee Mount Church (Ovenden Road) 1 min walk
Lawrence Street (at, Wheatley Lane) 1 min walk
Wheatley Ln Ovenden Way (after, Wheatley Lane) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Caritas Group Practice
Woodside Surgery, Woodside Road, Halifax · 0.4 mi
Beechwood Medical Centre
60A Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax · 0.7 mi
Lister Lane Surgery
30 Lister Lane, Halifax · 0.9 mi
Plane Trees Group Practice
51 Sandbeds Road, Halifax · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 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: decile 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	57.2%	62.5%
Private rented	40.1%	20.3%
Social rented	2.7%	17.1%
Households	521

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	16.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,198

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.

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.

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