Birchfield, Sowerby Bridge

House prices, sold prices and local information for HX6 3RH.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£232,000

3 sales

Price range

£190k – £300k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

10 Sep 2020

HX6 3RH

At a glance

House prices£232k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station11 min walkSowerby Bridge station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Birchfield, Sowerby Bridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Sep 2020. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £232,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birchfield compared

HX6 postcode area£220,807

Sowerby Bridge£220,014

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birchfield has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all HX6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	3	£232,000	10 Sep 2020

Sold prices on Birchfield

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Birchfield HX6 3RH	10 Sep 2020	£300,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Birchfield Farm, Birchfield HX6 3RH	15 Dec 2017	£305,500	Other	Freehold
1, Birchfield HX6 3RH	12 May 2017	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Birchfield HX6 3RH	15 Sep 2016	£206,000	Semi-detached	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
1, Birchfield	£190,000 (May 2017) → £300,000 (Sep 2020)	+58% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birchfield

Crime

74 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birchfield in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	28
Shoplifting	8
Anti-social behaviour	6
Burglary	6
Criminal damage & arson	6
Public order	5

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

Flood risk

Birchfield is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Calder catchment Flood alert area
River Calder and River Ryburn at Sowerby Bridge 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 Birchfield

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Norland CE School 61 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Compass Community School Willow Park 72 pupils	Other independent special school	6–18	Report	0.7 mi
Bolton Brow Primary Academy 227 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School 70 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
New Road Primary School 182 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Trinity Academy Grammar 968 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.0 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 150 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
The Gleddings School 224 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	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

Sowerby Bridge station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
Halifax station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
Mytholmroyd station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

St Luke's Church (Clough Road) 3 min walk
St Luke's Church (at, Clough Road) 3 min walk
Stormer Hill Lane (at, Clough Road) 4 min walk
Stormer Hill Lane (opp, Clough Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Station Road Surgery
Station Road, Sowerby Bridge · 0.6 mi
King Cross Practice
King Cross Surgery, 199 King Cross Road, Halifax · 1.2 mi
Spring Hall Group Practice
173C Spring Hall Lane, Halifax · 1.4 mi
The Boulevard Medical Practice
116 Savile Park Road, Halifax · 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 6 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 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	82.6%	62.5%
Private rented	15.6%	20.3%
Social rented	1.8%	17.1%
Households	655

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,479

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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.

Nearby streets in HX6

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