Wards Place, Batley

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£63,500

2 sales

Price range

£52k – £75k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

26 May 2023

WF17 7HL

At a glance

House prices£64k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% 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 station24 min walkBatley station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Wards Place, Batley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 26 May 2023. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £63,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Wards Place compared

WF17 postcode area£212,399

Batley£212,399

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wards Place 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	2	£63,500	26 May 2023

Sold prices on Wards Place

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Wards Place WF17 7HL	26 May 2023	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Wards Place WF17 7HL	15 May 2018	£52,000	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
2, Wards Place	£52,000 (May 2018) → £75,000 (May 2023)	+44% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wards Place

Crime

397 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wards Place in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	146
Anti-social behaviour	63
Criminal damage & arson	38
Shoplifting	37
Public order	26
Other theft	17

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

Flood risk

Wards Place is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Spen and Batley Beck catchments Flood alert area
Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert area
Batley Beck at Carlinghow and Crossbank 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 Wards Place

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School 402 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 274 pupils	Primary Church of England	7–11	Report	0.4 mi
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School 224 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.4 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy 258 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Carlinghow Academy 304 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Heckmondwike Primary Academy 411 pupils	Primary	3–11	Inadequate Report	0.6 mi
Becker School 19 pupils	Other independent special school	5–13	Report	0.6 mi
Cambridge Street School 177 pupils	Other independent school	11–19	Report	0.7 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
Dewsbury station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
Ravensthorpe station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Deighton Lane (on, West Park Road) 1 min walk
Deighton Lane (West Park Road) 1 min walk
Healey Lane (West Park Road) 1 min walk
Deighton Lane (Deighton Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Broughton House Gp Surgery
20 New Way, Batley · 0.6 mi
Cherry Tree Surgery
132 Upper Commercial Street, Batley · 0.6 mi
Batley Health Centre Surgery
Health Centre, 130 Commercial Street, Batley · 0.7 mi
Mount Pleasant Med Centre
69 Purlwell Lane, Mount Pleasant, Batley · 0.7 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 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	74.5%	62.5%
Private rented	21.4%	20.3%
Social rented	4.0%	17.1%
Households	658

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	23.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,717

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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