Kirklees
WF17 house prices in Kirklees
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Kirklees, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£180,000
Range £92,000–£341,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WF17: the typical (median) sold price is £180,000, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WF17 is an active market, with about 33 recorded sales a month. By property type, 44% were terraced homes (typically £135,000) and 37% were semi-detached homes (typically £200,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,441 a year: Kirklees's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Kirklees, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WF17: steady sales, so price from the evidence
Roughly 33 homes a month change hands in WF17, and with no dependable year-on-year figure to hand, recent sold homes are a safer guide than any headline.
If you are thinking of selling, with detached homes at £350,000 and flats at £67,000, the £92,000 to £341,000 spread is really several markets, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; roughly 33 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, typical prices in WF17 sit well below the UK average, so find out why prices run lower here before deciding it is good value.
On any WF17 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (325 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,441 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free WF17 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
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At a glance
WF17 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£180,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
33.1
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,441
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WF17
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WF17 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £350,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £67,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 36 | £350,000 | £201,250–£594,500 |
| Semi-detached | 89 | £200,000 | £154,800–£274,400 |
| Terraced | 107 | £135,000 | £90,000–£220,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 11 | £67,000 | £35,000–£92,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WF17
The quarterly typical price fell 8.3%, from £192,500 in Q1 2026 (95 sales) to £176,500 in Q3 2026 (45 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £192,500 | 95 |
| Q2 2026 | £168,500 | 110 |
| Q3 2026 | £176,500 | 45 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WF17 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WF17 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £92,000 and £341,000, around a typical £180,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WF17
Terraced homes were 44% of recorded sales (107 of 243). 89% of sales were freehold and 11% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached15%
- Semi-detached37%
- Terraced44%
- Flat / maisonette5%
Tenure
- Freehold89%
- Leasehold11%
See the figures
223 freehold (89%) and 27 leasehold (11%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WF17. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Jan 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WF17 sits in Kirklees
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WF17
234, LEEDS ROAD, BATLEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026
£181,000
12, LEEDS ROAD, BATLEY
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£114,000
NIDDERDALE HOUSE, HYRSTLANDS ROAD, BATLEY
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 21 Aug 2026
£89,000
27, PRINCE STREET, BATLEY
Terraced · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£150,000
25, THE DRIVE, BATLEY
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£190,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WF17 includes the Batley East ward.
In plain English
What the Kirklees (WF17) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £350,000 against £67,000 for flats: about 5.2 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £92,000 and £341,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 33 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 6 January 2026 and 24 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on WF17
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in WF17
£2,441
Band D a year in Kirklees, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,627 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,899 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,170 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,441 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,984 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,526 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,068 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,882 |
These are Kirklees's charges for 2026-27, the authority WF17 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Kirklees · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WF17
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy.
All schools
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · WF17 8PH
227 m
Good · 2015
Batley Grammar School
All-through · Free Schools · WF17 0AD
367 m
Good · 2015
Becker School
Special schools · WF17 8HL
379 m
Not graded
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · WF17 8PA
483 m
Requires improvement · 2022
Upper Batley High School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · WF17 0BJ
514 m
Good · 2019
Carlinghow Academy
Primary · Academies · WF17 8HT
535 m
Good · 2022
Reach Academy
Academies · WF17 0BQ
662 m
Good · 2013
Cambridge Street School
Independent schools · WF17 5QW
776 m
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WF17 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WF17
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around WF17
325
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
Kirklees/2026/91053Permitted
318 m
Work to trees within a Conservation Area
Received 2026-04-15 · decided 2026-05-15
Kirklees/2026/90905Conditions
370 m
Installation of new entrance steps, ramp and door (within a Conservation Area)
Received 2026-03-31 · decided 2026-06-17
133 m
Demolition of existing garage and out-buildings, erection of ground, first and second floor extensions to existing dwelling, detached stable, formation of riding arena and external works (within a Conservation Area)
Received 2026-02-16
Kirklees/2026/90346Conditions
477 m
Discharge of details reserved by conditions 3 (Phase 2 Report) and 4 (Signed Declaration) on previous permission 2024/93155 for change of use from conservative club to retail, cafe (hot food), external alterations to form covered seating area and accessible entrance to main entrance, erection of extension to form two retail units and plant room (within a Conservation Area)
Received 2026-02-06 · decided 2026-04-29
Kirklees/2026/90204Conditions
252 m
Erection of garden shed
Received 2026-01-22 · decided 2026-07-02
Kirklees/2026/90106Conditions
370 m
Erection of extension (within a Conservation Area)
Received 2026-01-14 · decided 2026-05-18
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WF17 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WF17 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 325 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WF17
Decile 3 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled WF17 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 7, with a median of decile 3 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WF17 0HW, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 3 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WF17 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WF17: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in WF17, band by band
Kirklees's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WF17 median sold price of £180,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearKirklees | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £180,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,627 | £136 | 0.90% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,899 | £158 | 1.05% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,170 | £181 | 1.21% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,441 | £203 | 1.36% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,984 | £249 | 1.66% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,526 | £294 | 1.96% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,068 | £339 | 2.26% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,882 | £407 | 2.71% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WF17 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Kirklees, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WF17 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 249 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WF17. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
234, LEEDS ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 0HW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£181,000
2026-08-24
12, LEEDS ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 0EW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£114,000
2026-08-21
NIDDERDALE HOUSE, HYRSTLANDS ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 7JS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£89,000
2026-08-21
27, PRINCE STREET, BATLEY
WF17 5LB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-08-18
25, THE DRIVE, BATLEY
WF17 8EG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-08-17
7, FARFIELD AVENUE, BATLEY
WF17 8DT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-08-17
4, WHITE HORSE GARDENS, BATLEY
WF17 0NJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-17
742C, BROOKE CLOSE, BATLEY
WF17 8NL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£218,000
2026-08-14
46, GRANGE ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 6LN · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-08-13
9, FERN CLOSE, BATLEY
WF17 6HD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-12
7, LEE SIDE ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 8AL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£215,000
2026-08-07
51, PRIMROSE HILL, BATLEY
WF17 0QA · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£97,500
2026-08-07
76, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 9NQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£147,500
2026-08-07
123, WARWICK ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 6AH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-08-06
22, CROSS PARK STREET, BATLEY
WF17 5NX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£176,500
2026-08-05
2, BOND STREET, BATLEY
WF17 8LD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£105,000
2026-07-31
74, SMITHIES MOOR LANE, BATLEY
WF17 9AN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-31
11, BRIDGE STREET, BATLEY
WF17 5PD · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£75,000
2026-07-31
71, WHITE LEE ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 8AD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-07-29
57, BLACKBURN ROAD, BATLEY
WF17 9PL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£155,000
2026-07-27
128, COMMONSIDE, BATLEY
WF17 6EE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£145,000
2026-07-24
4, BROOKROYD VIEW, BATLEY
WF17 0EN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-24
6, THISTLE GATE, BATLEY
WF17 6FS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£299,995
2026-07-24
3, MILL STREET, BATLEY
WF17 9AX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£100,000
2026-07-23
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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The closest districts to WF17 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in WF15 (Liversedge) 2.5 miles
- House prices in WF12 (Dewsbury) 2.6 miles
- House prices in LS27 (Leeds) 2.6 miles
- House prices in BD11 (Bradford) 2.7 miles
- House prices in BD19 (Cleckheaton) 3 miles
- House prices in WF14 (Mirfield) 3.5 miles
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Data sources
Every WF17 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.