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Shirley Avenue, Birstall, Batley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shirley Avenue, Birstall, Batley · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/batley/shirley-avenue/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£191,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£132,143
14 sales
Price range
£55k – £195k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Feb 2026
WF17 9JQ

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At a glance

House prices£192k average9% below the Batley average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station50 min walkBatley station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

14 property sales on Shirley Avenue, Birstall, Batley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £191,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £137,833. That is 9% below the Batley average of £210,974 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% semi-detached, 14% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Shirley Avenue range from £54,500 to £195,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 73 streets in Batley with at least two sales in the last year, Shirley Avenue ranks 39th for average price.

House prices on Shirley Avenue compared

Shirley Avenue£191,750
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: £110,000 (1 sales)2016£110k2017: £69,750 (2 sales)2017£70k2019: £113,000 (3 sales)2019£113k2020: £133,000 (1 sales)2020£133k2021: £125,000 (1 sales)2021£125k2022: £160,000 (1 sales)2022£160k2023: £157,498 (2 sales)2023£157k2025: £170,000 (2 sales)2025£170k2026: £188,500 (1 sales)2026£189k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£137,8336 Feb 2026
Terraced2£98,00014 Jan 2019

Sold prices on Shirley Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 6 Feb 2026£188,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 31 Oct 2025£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 22 Aug 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 7 Feb 2025£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 29 Jun 2023£179,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 13 Mar 2023£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 18 Nov 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 10 Feb 2021£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 4 Dec 2020£133,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 8 Nov 2019£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 16 Apr 2019£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 14 Jan 2019£111,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 21 Dec 2017£54,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 20 Oct 2017£85,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 16 Mar 2017£82,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Shirley Avenue WF17 9JQ 29 Apr 2016£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
6, Shirley Avenue £110,000 (Apr 2016) → £110,000 (Nov 2019) → £160,000 (Nov 2022) → £188,500 (Feb 2026) +71%
over 10 yrs
12, Shirley Avenue £133,000 (Dec 2020) → £195,000 (Oct 2025) +47%
over 5 yrs
19, Shirley Avenue £54,500 (Dec 2017) → £118,000 (Apr 2019) +117%
over 1 yr
24, Shirley Avenue £85,000 (Oct 2017) → £111,000 (Jan 2019) +31%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Shirley Avenue

Crime

132 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shirley Avenue 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 offences48
Anti-social behaviour34
Criminal damage & arson12
Other theft11
Public order6
Burglary5

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

Flood risk

Shirley Avenue 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 Shirley Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School 187 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy 234 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Birstall Primary Academy 187 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Fieldhead Primary Academy 183 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Gomersal Primary School 396 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 166 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Batley Girls' High School 1,415 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.9 mi
Windmill CofE Primary School Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 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 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Dewsbury station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Morley station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kings Drive (at, Middlegate) 3 min walk
  • Kings Drive (opp, Middlegate) 3 min walk
  • Kirkgate (Kirkgate) 3 min walk
  • Cambridge Road (Bradford Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kirkgate Surgery
    3 Kirkgate, Birstall, Batley · 0.2 mi
  • Blackburn Rd.medical Ctr.
    Blackburn Road, Birstall, Batley · 0.3 mi
  • Drighlington Medical Centre
    Station Road, Drighlington, Bradford · 1.4 mi
  • Cook Lane Surgery
    Cook Lane, Heckmondwike · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Birstall Smithies Ln Express · 0.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Birstall · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Gomersal Oxford Road Local · 0.7 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Gomersal Express Petrol · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • Winer Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Gomersal Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • High Street Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Whitehall Dental Care · 1.5 mi
  • 169-171 High Street (dental Surgery) · 1.8 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.6%62.5%
Private rented12.7%20.3%
Social rented17.7%17.1%
Households730

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.7%18.6%
Residents1,730

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 Shirley Avenue

Ethnic group

HereKirklees
White94.9%73.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%3.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%19.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%2.3%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.5%

Religion

HereKirklees
Christian52%39.4%
No religion42%34.8%
Not answered4.3%5.5%
Muslim0.8%18.5%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereKirklees
Born in the UK95%87.4%
Born outside the UK5%12.6%

Highest qualification

HereKirklees
Level 4 qualifications and above29.3%29.9%
No qualifications19.5%20.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%9.8%
Apprenticeship6.3%6.3%
Other qualifications2.6%2.7%

General health

HereKirklees
Very good health46.6%46.6%
Good health34.5%34.5%
Fair health14.3%13.4%
Bad health3.4%4.3%
Very bad health1.2%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereKirklees
1 car or van in household40.8%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household30.7%27.3%
No cars or vans in household19.6%22.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%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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Estate agents near Shirley Avenue

  • Barkers Estate Agents 0.3 mi
  • Miss Sana 0.4 mi
  • Barford 0.9 mi
  • Robert Watts 1.6 mi
  • whitegates 2.0 mi

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