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Rochester Road, Birstall, Batley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Rochester Road, Birstall, Batley · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/batley/rochester-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF17 9DD, WF17 9BS, WF17 9BU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£177,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£104,779
30 sales
Price range
£38k – £185k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jul 2026
WF17 9BS

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At a glance

House prices£178k average16% below the Batley average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station53 min walkBatley station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% freeholdAcross 31 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

30 property sales on Rochester Road, Birstall, Batley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £177,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £112,484. Average sale prices rose from £62,333 in 2016 to £177,500 in 2026 (+185%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 16% below the Batley average of £210,974 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 53% terraced, 27% flat, 20% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Rochester Road range from £38,000 to £185,000. 58% of homes sold here were freehold and 42% leasehold. Of 73 streets in Batley with at least two sales in the last year, Rochester Road ranks 45th for average price.

House prices on Rochester Road compared

Rochester Road£177,500
WF17 postcode area£210,974
Batley£210,974
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF17 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £62,333 (5 sales)2016£62k2018: £94,000 (2 sales)2018£94k2019: £79,400 (5 sales)2019£79k2020: £82,750 (3 sales)2020£83k2021: £138,200 (5 sales)2021£138k2022: £104,150 (3 sales)2022£104k2023: £136,667 (3 sales)2023£137k2024: £80,000 (1 sales)2024£80k2025: £150,000 (1 sales)2025£150k2026: £177,500 (2 sales)2026£178k

Tenure: 58% freehold and 42% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£112,48416 Jul 2026
Flat8£62,5774 Oct 2024
Semi-detached6£140,50017 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Rochester Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 16 Jul 2026£185,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 6 May 2026£170,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 27 Jan 2025£150,000 TerracedFreehold
132, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 4 Oct 2024£80,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 7 Nov 2023£170,000 TerracedFreehold
130, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 17 Feb 2023£70,000 FlatLeasehold
59, Rochester Road WF17 9BU 17 Feb 2023£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
128, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 4 Nov 2022£67,000 FlatLeasehold
4A, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 20 Jul 2022£175,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 13 Jul 2022£69,950 FlatLeasehold
2A, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 30 Jul 2021£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 21 May 2021£135,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 23 Mar 2021£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 12 Feb 2021£150,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 5 Feb 2021£106,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 25 Sep 2020£140,000 TerracedFreehold
90, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 2 Apr 2020£56,250 TerracedLeasehold
126, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 17 Jan 2020£52,000 FlatLeasehold
132, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 8 Oct 2019£38,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 27 Sep 2019£102,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 15 Aug 2019£85,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 29 Apr 2019£60,000 TerracedLeasehold
83, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 28 Jan 2019£106,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Rochester Road WF17 9BU 25 Jan 2019£91,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 17 Sep 2018£128,000 TerracedFreehold
108, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 22 Jun 2018£60,000 FlatLeasehold
86, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 21 Nov 2016£52,500 TerracedLeasehold
118, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 31 Aug 2016£63,666 FlatLeasehold
23, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 12 Aug 2016£51,000 TerracedLeasehold
1, Rochester Road WF17 9BS 15 Jul 2016£95,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Rochester Road WF17 9DD 22 Apr 2016£49,000 TerracedLeasehold

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

AddressSalesChange
9, Rochester Road £140,000 (Sep 2020) → £185,000 (Jul 2026) +32%
over 6 yrs
73, Rochester Road £135,000 (May 2021) → £170,000 (May 2026) +26%
over 5 yrs
83, Rochester Road £106,000 (Jan 2019) → £150,000 (Jan 2025) +42%
over 6 yrs
132, Rochester Road £38,000 (Oct 2019) → £80,000 (Oct 2024) +111%
over 5 yrs
26, Rochester Road £106,000 (Feb 2021) → £170,000 (Nov 2023) +60%
over 3 yrs
23, Rochester Road £51,000 (Aug 2016) → £60,000 (Apr 2019) +18%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Rochester Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fieldhead Primary Academy 183 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy 234 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 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 0.4 mi
Birstall Primary Academy 187 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Batley Girls' High School 1,415 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.9 mi
Drighlington Primary School 396 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Windmill CofE Primary School Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Gomersal Primary School 396 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 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 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Morley station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Dewsbury station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Branwell Avenue (Rochester Road) 1 min walk
  • Fieldhead Ln Lowood Lane (opp, Field Head Lane) 2 min walk
  • Fieldhead Academy (Rochester Road) 2 min walk
  • Lowood Lane (Lowood Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kirkgate Surgery
    3 Kirkgate, Birstall, Batley · 0.6 mi
  • Blackburn Rd.medical Ctr.
    Blackburn Road, Birstall, Batley · 0.7 mi
  • Drighlington Medical Centre
    Station Road, Drighlington, Bradford · 1.0 mi
  • Gildersome Health Centre
    Finkle Lane, Gildersome, Leeds · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Birstall Smithies Ln Express · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Birstall SF · 0.8 mi
  • Heron Heron Birstall · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Drighlington · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Winer Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • High Street Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Whitehall Dental Care · 1.1 mi
  • Turnberry Park Road (dental Surgery) · 1.4 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 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.9%62.5%
Private rented10.4%20.3%
Social rented44.5%17.1%
Households695

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1527.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+9.1%18.6%
Residents1,817

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%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.

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Who lives around Rochester Road

Ethnic group

HereKirklees
White93.4%73.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%19.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%2.3%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.5%

Religion

HereKirklees
No religion54.4%34.8%
Christian36.3%39.4%
Not answered6.3%5.5%
Muslim2%18.5%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Sikh0.3%0.8%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereKirklees
Born in the UK91.2%87.4%
Born outside the UK8.8%12.6%

Highest qualification

HereKirklees
No qualifications25.7%20.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.7%29.9%
Level 2 qualifications16.3%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.2%9.8%
Level 3 qualifications13.9%17.4%
Apprenticeship5.8%6.3%
Other qualifications3.4%2.7%

General health

HereKirklees
Very good health46.6%46.6%
Good health32.3%34.5%
Fair health14.3%13.4%
Bad health5.2%4.3%
Very bad health1.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereKirklees
1 car or van in household46.6%41.5%
No cars or vans in household28.9%22.7%
2 cars or vans in household20.1%27.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%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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