Knowles Road, Batley

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF17 7RR.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£100,000

1 sales

Price range

£100k – £100k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

1 Jun 2017

WF17 7RR

At a glance

House prices£100k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkBatley station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

1 property sale on Knowles Road, Batley has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 1 Jun 2017. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £100,000.

House prices on Knowles Road compared

WF17 postcode area£212,399

Batley£212,399

England & Wales£356,718

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	1	£100,000	1 Jun 2017

Sold prices on Knowles Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
37, Knowles Road WF17 7RR	27 Apr 2022	£225,000	Detached	Freehold
11, Knowles Road WF17 7RR	1 Jun 2017	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Knowles Road

Crime

434 crimes were reported within about a mile of Knowles Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	164
Anti-social behaviour	60
Criminal damage & arson	36
Shoplifting	36
Public order	29
Burglary	22

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Knowles Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Spen and Batley Beck catchments Flood alert area
Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert area
Batley Beck at central Batley and surrounding areas Flood warning area
Batley Beck at Bradford Road through central Batley Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Knowles Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School 230 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.2 mi
Hyrstmount Junior School 257 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Cambridge Street School 177 pupils	Other independent school	11–19	Report	0.3 mi
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 238 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy 201 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School 224 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.5 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy 258 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Warwick Road Primary School 362 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Batley station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
Dewsbury station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
Ravensthorpe station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Mount Pleasant (N bound, Purwell Lane) 2 min walk
Mount Pleasant Post Office (Oxford Street) 2 min walk
Mount Pleasant (Purwell Lane) 2 min walk
Norfolk Street (Purwell Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Mount Pleasant Med Centre
69 Purlwell Lane, Mount Pleasant, Batley · 0.2 mi
Broughton House Gp Surgery
20 New Way, Batley · 0.3 mi
Cherry Tree Surgery
132 Upper Commercial Street, Batley · 0.4 mi
Wellington House
Wellington House Surgery, Henrietta Street, Batley · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 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: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	38.8%	62.5%
Private rented	20.5%	20.3%
Social rented	40.0%	17.1%
Households	562

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,550

Broadband

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

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.

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