France Street, Soothill, Batley

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WF17 6NU.

Average price (last 12 months)

£236,500

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£156,772

11 sales

Price range

£40k – £325k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

27 Mar 2026

WF17 6NU

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At a glance

House prices£157k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station3 min walkBatley station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold53% freeholdAcross 15 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

11 property sales on France Street, Soothill, Batley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £236,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £127,562. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% terraced, 18% semi-detached, 9% detached. Recorded sale prices on France Street range from £39,995 to £325,000. 53% of homes sold here were freehold and 47% leasehold.

House prices on France Street compared

WF17 postcode area£210,974

Batley£210,974

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. France Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF17 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 53% freehold and 47% leasehold across 15 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	8	£127,562	27 Mar 2026
Semi-detached	2	£189,500	15 May 2025
Detached	1	£325,000	24 Apr 2023

Sold prices on France Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
28, France Street WF17 6NU	27 Mar 2026	£236,500	Terraced	Freehold
34, France Street WF17 6NU	15 May 2025	£270,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
25, France Street WF17 6NU	10 May 2024	£56,000	Terraced	Leasehold
36, France Street WF17 6NU	24 Apr 2023	£325,000	Detached	Freehold
23, France Street WF17 6NU	17 Oct 2022	£61,000	Terraced	Leasehold
29 - 31, France Street WF17 6NU	15 Aug 2022	£1,300	Other	Freehold
23, France Street WF17 6NU	23 Jun 2022	£47,500	Terraced	Leasehold
29 - 31, France Street WF17 6NU	29 Apr 2022	£109,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
28, France Street WF17 6NU	16 Mar 2022	£205,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, France Street WF17 6NU	15 Mar 2022	£186,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, France Street WF17 6NU	22 Jan 2021	£91,000	Terraced	Freehold
23, France Street WF17 6NU	22 Jul 2020	£43,500	Terraced	Leasehold
23, France Street WF17 6NU	4 Mar 2020	£32,500	Terraced	Leasehold
26, France Street WF17 6NU	11 Oct 2019	£162,500	Terraced	Freehold
23, France Street WF17 6NU	7 Dec 2017	£39,995	Terraced	Leasehold

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
28, France Street	£205,000 (Mar 2022) → £236,500 (Mar 2026)	+15% over 4 yrs
23, France Street	£39,995 (Dec 2017) → £32,500 (Mar 2020) → £43,500 (Jul 2020) → £47,500 (Jun 2022) → £61,000 (Oct 2022)	+53% over 5 yrs
29 - 31, France Street	£109,000 (Apr 2022) → £1,300 (Aug 2022)	-99% over under a year

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Schools near France Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Mill Lane Primary School 158 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 238 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Lydgate Junior and Infant School 297 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Engage Academy 28 pupils	Academy alternative provision converter	5–11	Report	0.5 mi
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School 196 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Cambridge Street School 177 pupils	Other independent school	11–19	Report	0.7 mi
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 133 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Warwick Road Primary School 362 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 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, shops and health

Train stations

Batley station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
Dewsbury station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
Ravensthorpe station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Soothill Lane Green Close (Soothill Lane) 1 min walk
Soothill Lane Clutton St (Soothill Lane) 2 min walk
Oakwood Mews (Grace Leather Lane) 3 min walk
West Street (stop, Lady Ann Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Grove House Surgery
Soothill Lane, Batley · 0.2 mi
Locala Kirklees Sas
Locala Sas, Po Box 227, Liversedge · 0.4 mi
Locala Calderdale Sas
Po Box 227, Liversedge · 0.4 mi
Wellington House
Wellington House Surgery, Henrietta Street, Batley · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Saville Batley · 0.4 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Batley Extra · 0.4 mi
Iceland Iceland Batley · 0.6 mi
Asda Supermarket Asda Batley Supermarket · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Hughes Chemists (northern) Limited · 0.2 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Everest Pharmacy - Batley · 0.6 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
23-25 · 0.6 mi
Eclipse Dental Care · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	52.2%	62.5%
Private rented	31.8%	20.3%
Social rented	15.9%	17.1%
Households	623

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,578

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	95%	80%
Gigabit-capable	95%	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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	93%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	92%

Share of homes across Kirklees with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on France Street

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Who lives around France Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Kirklees
White	49%	73.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	46.3%	19.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.7%	3.1%
Other ethnic group	1%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.9%	2.3%

Religion

	Here	Kirklees
Muslim	47.8%	18.5%
No religion	24.2%	34.8%
Christian	23.2%	39.4%
Not answered	3.9%	5.5%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.8%
Other religion	0.1%	0.4%
Hindu	0%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	Kirklees
Born in the UK	81.9%	87.4%
Born outside the UK	18.1%	12.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	Kirklees
No qualifications	24%	20.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above	21.9%	29.9%
Level 3 qualifications	17.2%	17.4%
Level 2 qualifications	14.8%	13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	13.9%	9.8%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	6.3%
Other qualifications	3.8%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Kirklees
Very good health	49%	46.6%
Good health	31.6%	34.5%
Fair health	12.7%	13.4%
Bad health	4.9%	4.3%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Kirklees
1 car or van in household	46.3%	41.5%
No cars or vans in household	25.2%	22.7%
2 cars or vans in household	20.7%	27.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.7%	8.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Kirklees.

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Council tax here

Kirklees Band D is £2,441 a year (Band A £1,627). See every band.

Estate agents near France Street

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