The Observatory, Halifax occupies a 1,790 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 10 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the largest.

The Observatory, Halifax has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 16 Jul 2014.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas, boiler and radiators, mains gas).

The Observatory, Halifax last changed hands on 29th July 2015, selling for £480,350. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 13.5% since July 2015.

• Sold Jul 2015£480,350

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 25 sales of comparable properties within 760 metres of The Observatory, Halifax since 2009.

Most recently, Brantwood, Rawson Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JP, a freehold house, sold at £637,000 on the 28th February 2025.

Read more about house prices in HX3.

• Sold Feb 2025£637,000 | 5 Bed HouseBrantwood, Rawson Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JPBrantwood, Rawson Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JP
• Sold Sep 2023£775,000 | 5 Bed House5, Longwood Close, Halifax, HX3 0JZ5, Longwood Close, Halifax, HX3 0JZ
• Sold Jul 2023£593,000 | 5 Bed HouseEast Dene, Lea Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0LLEast Dene, Lea Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0LL
• Sold Jun 2023£580,000 | 5 Bed House1, Warren Lodge Gardens, Halifax, HX3 0RB1, Warren Lodge Gardens, Halifax, HX3 0RB
• Sold Mar 2023£780,000 | 5 Bed HouseHawkesbury, Rawson Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JPHawkesbury, Rawson Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JP
• Sold Mar 2021£516,000 | 5 Bed HouseRyburn, Dudwell Grove, Halifax, HX3 0SGRyburn, Dudwell Grove, Halifax, HX3 0SG
• Sold Feb 2021£590,000 | 5 Bed House1 Rockcliffe Place, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ1 Rockcliffe Place, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
• Sold Jun 2020£90,000 | 5 Bed HouseScarr Top, Gleddings Close, Halifax, HX3 0JDScarr Top, Gleddings Close, Halifax, HX3 0JD
• Sold Mar 2020£450,000 | 5 Bed House11, Wood End Close, Halifax, HX3 0JU11, Wood End Close, Halifax, HX3 0JU
• Sold May 2019£485,000 | 5 Bed HouseCopley Gate, Copley Lane, Halifax, HX3 0TJCopley Gate, Copley Lane, Halifax, HX3 0TJ
• Sold May 2019£515,000 | 5 Bed House5 Rockcliffe Place, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ5 Rockcliffe Place, Birdcage Lane, Halifax, HX3 0JQ
• Sold Jan 2018£512,000 | 5 Bed House3, The Lawns, Halifax, HX3 0NJ3, The Lawns, Halifax, HX3 0NJ
• Sold Dec 2015£565,000 | 5 Bed HousePenrose, Greenroyd Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JNPenrose, Greenroyd Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JN
• Sold Jun 2015£500,000 | 5 Bed House4, The Lawns, Halifax, HX3 0NJ4, The Lawns, Halifax, HX3 0NJ
• Sold Apr 2015£498,000 | 5 Bed House1, Gleddings Close, Halifax, HX3 0JD1, Gleddings Close, Halifax, HX3 0JD
• Sold Feb 2015£530,000 | 5 Bed House3, Wood End Close, Halifax, HX3 0JU3, Wood End Close, Halifax, HX3 0JU
• Sold Nov 2012£420,000 | 5 Bed HouseFontaine, Greenroyd Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JNFontaine, Greenroyd Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JN
• Sold Dec 2010£580,000 | 5 Bed House9, Warren Lodge Gardens, Halifax, HX3 0RB9, Warren Lodge Gardens, Halifax, HX3 0RB
• Sold May 2010£495,000 | 5 Bed House15, Warren Lodge Gardens, Halifax, HX3 0RB15, Warren Lodge Gardens, Halifax, HX3 0RB
• Sold May 2009£870,000 | 5 Bed HouseSouthdale, Greenroyd Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JNSouthdale, Greenroyd Avenue, Halifax, HX3 0JN

Our analysis of the public data ranks The Observatory, Halifax as the largest and the most expensive of the 26 addresses on Greenroyd Close, Halifax, HX3.

Against the HX3 postcode district average, it is £511k more expensive than the typical property.

• Copley Primary School

  400 m away
• All Saints' CofE Primary School

  600 m away
• Salterhebble Junior and Infant School

  900 m away

• The Crossley Heath School

  1.2 km away
• Park Lane Academy

  1.4 km away
• The Brooksbank School

  2.7 km away

• Halifax

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  2.1 km away
• Sowerby Bridge

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  2.6 km away
• Brighouse

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  5.8 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.