Ovenden Close, Halifax

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£103,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2018)

£83,333

3 sales

Price range

£53k – £103k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

14 Jul 2026

HX3 5ES

At a glance

House prices£83k averageSince 2018 (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 station27 min walkHalifax station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Ovenden Close, Halifax have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £103,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £83,333. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Ovenden Close compared

HX3 postcode area£244,395

Halifax£222,441

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ovenden Close 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	3	£83,333	14 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Ovenden Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Ovenden Close HX3 5ES	14 Jul 2026	£103,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Ovenden Close HX3 5ES	28 Oct 2024	£94,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Ovenden Close HX3 5ES	26 Feb 2021	£71,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Ovenden Close HX3 5ES	3 Aug 2018	£53,000	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
16, Ovenden Close	£53,000 (Aug 2018) → £71,000 (Feb 2021)	+34% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ovenden Close

Crime

487 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ovenden Close 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	173
Anti-social behaviour	87
Public order	42
Criminal damage & arson	37
Shoplifting	30
Other theft	29

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

Flood risk

Ovenden Close 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 Ovenden Close

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	0.4 mi
Beech Hill School 571 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.6 mi
Mount Pellon Primary Academy 303 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Augustine's CofE School 156 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Moorside Community Primary School 231 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Dean Field Community Primary School 220 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School 159 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.9 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 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
Sowerby Bridge station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
Mytholmroyd station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Ovenden Avenue (Ovenden Way) 1 min walk
Wheatley Ln Ovenden Way (before, Wheatley Lane) 1 min walk
Wheatley Lane Top (Ovenden Way) 1 min walk
Ovenden Avenue (at, Ovenden Way) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Caritas Group Practice
Woodside Surgery, Woodside Road, Halifax · 0.5 mi
Beechwood Medical Centre
60A Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax · 0.6 mi
Plane Trees Group Practice
51 Sandbeds Road, Halifax · 0.8 mi
Lister Lane Surgery
30 Lister Lane, Halifax · 1.0 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	30.4%	62.5%
Private rented	21.6%	20.3%
Social rented	48.0%	17.1%
Households	629

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	26.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	11.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,523

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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