Several properties in Calderdale sold for more than £600,000 in 2020 - despite the borough having an overall average price of £171,892, well below the England average.Several properties in Calderdale sold for more than £600,000 in 2020 - despite the borough having an overall average price of £171,892, well below the England average.
Several properties in Calderdale sold for more than £600,000 in 2020 - despite the borough having an overall average price of £171,892, well below the England average.

11 of the most expensive houses sold in Calderdale in 2020

From barn conversions and farmhouses to period homes, significant sums of money changed hands on some seriously covetable homes in Calderdale in 2020.

However, while the average house price in England, according to the latest statistics available, the UK House Price Index for November 2020, is £266,742, properties in Halifax had an average selling price of just £133,039 in 2020. Properties across the whole of Calderdale borough had an overall average price of £171,892 over the last year.

The average price in Calderdale borough in November 2020 was £155,180, a 1.7 per cent increase on November 2019, when the average price was £152,534.

Property website Rightmove said the majority of sales in Halifax during the last year were terrace properties, selling for an average price of £102,229. Semi-detached homes sold for an average of £159,134, with detached properties fetching £286,962.

Overall, sold prices in Halifax over the last year were 9 per cent up on the previous year and 7 per cent down on the 2013 peak of £143,726.

The majority of sales across the whole borough during the last year were terraces, selling for an average price of £129,883. Semi-detached properties sold for an average of £186,184, with detached properties fetching £326,210.

Overall, sold prices in Calderdale over the last year were 41 per cent up on the previous year and 15 per cent up on the 2016 peak of £149,728.

Here are 11 of the most expensive residences sold in the borough last year, based on the most recent data from Rightmove and the Land Registry.