Nelson Street, Birstall, Batley

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF17 9ER.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£100,500

4 sales

Price range

£80k – £135k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Jul 2025

WF17 9ER

At a glance

House prices£101k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station42 min walkBatley station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband92% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Nelson Street, Birstall, Batley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 28 Jul 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £107,333. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Nelson Street compared

WF17 postcode area£212,399

Batley£212,399

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Nelson 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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	3	£107,333	28 Jul 2025
Terraced	1	£80,000	4 Feb 2022

Sold prices on Nelson Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
7, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	28 Jul 2025	£135,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	27 Jan 2025	£68,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	14 Nov 2023	£240,000	Other	Freehold
27, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	6 Apr 2023	£155,000	Other	Freehold
35A, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	4 Feb 2022	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	23 Jul 2021	£104,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	12 Apr 2019	£130,000	Other	Freehold
2, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	29 Mar 2019	£140,000	Other	Freehold
5, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	11 Aug 2017	£83,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
25A, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	18 Jan 2017	£90,000	Other	Freehold
37A, Nelson Street WF17 9ER	7 Sep 2016	£65,000	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
7, Nelson Street	£68,000 (Jan 2025) → £135,000 (Jul 2025)	+99% over under a year
5, Nelson Street	£83,000 (Aug 2017) → £104,000 (Jul 2021)	+25% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Nelson Street

Crime

171 crimes were reported within about a mile of Nelson Street 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	56
Anti-social behaviour	52
Criminal damage & arson	12
Public order	11
Other theft	10
Other crime	9

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

Flood risk

Nelson Street is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Middle River Aire catchment Flood alert area
River Spen and Batley Beck catchments Flood alert area
Batley Beck from Monk Ings to Wilton Park Flood warning area
Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert 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 Nelson Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Birstall Primary Academy 187 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School 187 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Batley Girls' High School 1,415 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Report	0.5 mi
Windmill CofE Primary School	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy 234 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Fieldhead Primary Academy 183 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Carlinghow Academy 304 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Fairfield School 139 pupils	Foundation special school	3–19	Report	0.8 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 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
Dewsbury station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
Morley station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Birstall Market Place C (Chapel Lane) 1 min walk
Birstall Market Place B (Chapel Lane) 1 min walk
Birstall Market Place D (Smithies Lane) 1 min walk
Nelson Street (Gelderd Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Blackburn Rd.medical Ctr.
Blackburn Road, Birstall, Batley · 0.3 mi
Kirkgate Surgery
3 Kirkgate, Birstall, Batley · 0.4 mi
Batley Health Centre Surgery
Health Centre, 130 Commercial Street, Batley · 1.5 mi
Cherry Tree Surgery
132 Upper Commercial Street, Batley · 1.5 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 3 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	44.3%	62.5%
Private rented	26.9%	20.3%
Social rented	28.2%	17.1%
Households	866

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,650

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	92%	80%
Gigabit-capable	92%	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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