Thornton Close, Birstall, Batley

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£75,250

4 sales

Price range

£50k – £116k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

21 Oct 2022

WF17 9BT

At a glance

House prices£75k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station52 min walkBatley station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Thornton Close, Birstall, Batley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 21 Oct 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £61,667. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Thornton Close compared

WF17 postcode area£212,399

Batley£212,399

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thornton Close 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
Terraced	3	£61,667	21 Oct 2022
Semi-detached	1	£116,000	3 Oct 2018

Sold prices on Thornton Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
17, Thornton Close WF17 9BT	21 Oct 2022	£75,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, Thornton Close WF17 9BT	20 Nov 2020	£60,000	Terraced	Leasehold
8, Thornton Close WF17 9BT	3 Oct 2018	£116,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Thornton Close WF17 9BT	24 Jan 2017	£50,000	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
17, Thornton Close	£50,000 (Jan 2017) → £60,000 (Nov 2020) → £75,000 (Oct 2022)	+50% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Thornton Close

Crime

137 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thornton Close in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	49
Anti-social behaviour	36
Other theft	12
Criminal damage & arson	9
Public order	8
Vehicle crime	7

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

Flood risk

Thornton Close 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
Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert area
Wortley Beck 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 Thornton Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
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
Windmill CofE Primary School	Primary	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
Drighlington Primary School 396 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.9 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Batley station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
Morley station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
Cottingley station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

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

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 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	44.9%	62.5%
Private rented	10.4%	20.3%
Social rented	44.5%	17.1%
Households	695

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	27.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,817

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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