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On Essex Street, in King Cross
What it's like at HX1 3UE: every home that has sold on Essex Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
9 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Essex Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 52 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 18a, Essex StreetTerraced | Sept 2025 | £110,000 | 72 m² | £1,528/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20, Essex StreetTerraced | Oct 2017 | £55,000 | 73 m² | £753/m² | 2 |
| 22, Essex StreetTerraced | Oct 2012 | £54,000 | 84 m² | £643/m² | 1 |
| 24, Essex StreetTerraced | Nov 2002 | £30,000 | 137 m² | £219/m² | 1 |
| 26, Essex StreetTerraced | Jan 2003 | £31,000 | 138 m² | £225/m² | 1 |
| 27, Essex StreetTerraced | Sept 2021 | £85,000 | 72 m² | £1,181/m² | 2 |
| 28, Essex StreetTerraced | Nov 2018 | £77,000 | 73 m² | £1,055/m² | 1 |
| 29, Essex StreetTerraced | Jan 2024 | £82,500 | 81 m² | £1,019/m² | 2 |
| 30, Essex StreetTerraced | Sept 2004 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Essex StreetTerraced | Dec 1999 | £26,000 | 120 m² | £217/m² | 1 |
| 34, Essex StreetTerraced | May 2004 | £26,808 | 73 m² | £367/m² | 4 |
| 35, Essex StreetTerraced | Sept 2019 | £97,000 | 136 m² | £713/m² | 3 |
| 36, Essex StreetTerraced | May 2004 | £25,000 | 114 m² | £219/m² | 2 |
| 37, Essex StreetTerraced | May 2001 | £22,500 | 106 m² | £212/m² | 1 |
| 38, Essex StreetTerraced | Dec 1998 | £25,500 | 140 m² | £182/m² | 1 |
| 39, Essex StreetTerraced | Nov 2015 | £85,000 | 80 m² | £1,063/m² | 1 |
| 40, Essex StreetTerraced | May 2015 | £40,000 | 93 m² | £430/m² | 1 |
| 42, Essex StreetTerraced | Dec 2020 | £60,000 | 62 m² | £968/m² | 1 |
| 43, Essex StreetTerraced | Oct 2018 | £67,500 | 70 m² | £964/m² | 2 |
| 44, Essex StreetTerraced | Apr 2007 | £80,000 | 81 m² | £988/m² | 2 |
| 45, Essex StreetTerraced | Jun 2023 | £82,000 | 79 m² | £1,038/m² | 1 |
| 46, Essex StreetTerraced | Mar 2006 | £68,500 | 72 m² | £951/m² | 2 |
| 47, Essex StreetTerraced | Nov 2015 | £71,000 | 115 m² | £617/m² | 4 |
| 49, Essex StreetTerraced | Dec 2006 | £77,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 50, Essex StreetTerraced | Apr 1998 | £30,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 53, Essex StreetTerraced | Mar 2002 | £31,000 | 101 m² | £307/m² | 1 |
| 54, Essex StreetTerraced | Jul 2018 | £36,000 | 99 m² | £364/m² | 3 |
| 55, Essex StreetTerraced | Dec 2023 | £126,000 | 114 m² | £1,105/m² | 3 |
| 56, Essex StreetTerraced | Jul 2014 | £30,000 | 74 m² | £405/m² | 2 |
| 57, Essex StreetTerraced | Oct 2007 | £78,500 | 129 m² | £609/m² | 2 |
| 58, Essex StreetTerraced | Jun 2003 | £32,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 59, Essex StreetTerraced | Nov 2006 | £75,500 | 139 m² | £543/m² | 3 |
| 60, Essex StreetTerraced | Aug 2003 | £45,000 | 95 m² | £474/m² | 1 |
| 62, Essex StreetTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2019 | £65,000 | 58 m² | £1,121/m² | 3 |
| 63, Essex StreetTerraced | Feb 2011 | £71,000 | 71 m² | £1,000/m² | 3 |
| 64, Essex StreetTerraced | Mar 2008 | £70,000 | 57 m² | £1,228/m² | 3 |
| 65, Essex StreetTerraced | Apr 2017 | £50,000 | 180 m² | £278/m² | 4 |
| 66, Essex StreetTerraced | Mar 2007 | £77,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 67, Essex StreetTerraced | May 1999 | £23,500 | 135 m² | £174/m² | 1 |
| 68, Essex StreetTerraced | Jun 2003 | £28,000 | 81 m² | £346/m² | 2 |
| 70, Essex StreetTerraced | Jun 2026 | £116,500 | 55 m² | £2,118/m² | 2 |
| 71, Essex StreetTerraced · company-owned | Nov 1998 | £34,000 | 87 m² | £391/m² | 1 |
| 73, Essex StreetTerraced | Jul 2005 | £62,000 | 140 m² | £443/m² | 2 |
| 75, Essex StreetTerraced | Sept 2004 | £39,500 | 54 m² | £731/m² | 1 |
| 77, Essex StreetTerraced | May 2014 | £72,000 | 92 m² | £783/m² | 3 |
| 79, Essex StreetTerraced | Nov 2002 | £10,151 | 101 m² | £101/m² | 1 |
| 83, Essex StreetTerraced | Dec 2012 | £105,000 | 111 m² | £946/m² | 2 |
| 85, Essex StreetTerraced | Jun 2001 | £30,000 | 111 m² | £270/m² | 1 |
| 87, Essex StreetTerraced | Jul 2026 | £147,000 | 101 m² | £1,455/m² | 2 |
| 89, Essex StreetTerraced | Feb 2000 | £33,000 | 87 m² | £379/m² | 1 |
| 91, Essex StreetTerraced | May 2004 | £40,000 | 147 m² | £272/m² | 2 |
| 93, Essex StreetTerraced | Sept 2018 | £93,000 | 114 m² | £816/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Sowerby Bridge, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 417k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Gibraltar Road End, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 542); 35 departures an hour from the 29 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Warley Road Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is The Halifax Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Halifax (4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (0.8 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (4.2 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is McVities, 300 m away, with Express Saver closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spring Hall Group Practice (450 m), with Spring Hall Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Frankies Hair & Beauty is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 2.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 85% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 76% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
The Gatehouse Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and King Cross W M C the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 76% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is West View Park, 600 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 48 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
It's young: 24% of residents are aged 15–29.
41 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Halifax constituency: Kate Dearden MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,269 (15.6%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 19%, Green Party 10%.
13 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HX1 3UE →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
On this street: 0 of 47 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.6% | 90.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 52 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Formby · about 77 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 48 min
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