Birch Road, Normanton

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF6 1LB.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£98,517

6 sales

Price range

£75k – £130k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Oct 2022

WF6 1LB

At a glance

House prices£99k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% 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 station19 min walkStreethouse station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Birch Road, Normanton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Oct 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £96,525. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birch Road compared

WF6 postcode area£218,695

Normanton£218,010

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£96,525	28 Oct 2022
Semi-detached	2	£102,500	12 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Birch Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
11, Birch Road WF6 1LB	28 Oct 2022	£104,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Birch Road WF6 1LB	28 Oct 2022	£113,100	Terraced	Freehold
11, Birch Road WF6 1LB	15 Feb 2022	£84,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Birch Road WF6 1LB	12 Nov 2021	£130,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Birch Road WF6 1LB	20 Jun 2019	£96,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Birch Road WF6 1LB	5 Nov 2018	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Birch Road WF6 1LB	11 Apr 2017	£75,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Birch Road WF6 1LB	19 Sep 2016	£87,000	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
11, Birch Road	£84,000 (Feb 2022) → £104,000 (Oct 2022)	+24% over under a year
2, Birch Road	£75,000 (Apr 2017) → £130,000 (Nov 2021)	+73% over 5 yrs
6, Birch Road	£87,000 (Sep 2016) → £96,000 (Jun 2019)	+10% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Road

Crime

114 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Road 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	61
Public order	12
Anti-social behaviour	11
Criminal damage & arson	8
Other theft	7
Other crime	6

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

Flood risk

Birch Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 Birch Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Newlands Primary School 270 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Outwood Academy Freeston 993 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.6 mi
Normanton Junior Academy 357 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.7 mi
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School 289 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–7	Report	0.8 mi
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School 105 pupils	Primary	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.9 mi
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 221 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Sharlston Community School 239 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Hammer Lane Academy 28 pupils	Other independent special school	4–7	Report	1.1 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

Streethouse station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
Normanton station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Featherstone station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Greenwood Close (near, Queen Elizabeth Drive) 1 min walk
Queen Elizabeth Dr Greenwood Close (at, Queen Elizabeth Drive) 2 min walk
Alexandra Drive (at, Queen Elizabeth Drive) 2 min walk
Alexandra Drive (Queen Elizabeth Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Newland Surgery
Newland Lane, Normanton · 0.7 mi
King's Medical Practice
King Edward Street, Normanton · 1.0 mi
Patience Lane Surgery
Patience Lane, Altofts, Normanton · 1.4 mi
Crofton And Sharlston Med Prac
Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield · 2.2 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	41.8%	62.5%
Private rented	8.0%	20.3%
Social rented	50.2%	17.1%
Households	637

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,452

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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