Breck Lea, Sowerby Bridge

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House prices, sold prices and local information for HX6 1BS.

Average price (last 12 months)

£290,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£265,133

15 sales

Price range

£172k – £385k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

2 Jun 2026

HX6 1BS

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At a glance

House prices£265k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% 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 station15 min walkSowerby Bridge station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

15 property sales on Breck Lea, Sowerby Bridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £290,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £263,038. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Breck Lea compared

HX6 postcode area£220,807

Sowerby Bridge£220,014

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	13	£263,038	2 Jun 2026
Detached	2	£278,750	25 Jul 2023

Sold prices on Breck Lea

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
18, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	2 Jun 2026	£290,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	29 Jul 2025	£365,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
19, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	17 May 2024	£245,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	10 May 2024	£275,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	9 Feb 2024	£385,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	22 Sep 2023	£185,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	25 Jul 2023	£340,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	12 Oct 2022	£232,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
30, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	28 Jan 2021	£295,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	26 May 2020	£300,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	24 Apr 2019	£195,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	8 Dec 2017	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
30, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	25 Sep 2017	£290,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	21 Dec 2016	£172,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Breck Lea HX6 1BS	31 Mar 2016	£217,500	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
3, Breck Lea	£217,500 (Mar 2016) → £340,000 (Jul 2023)	+56% over 7 yrs
30, Breck Lea	£290,000 (Sep 2017) → £295,000 (Jan 2021)	+2% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Breck Lea

Crime

93 crimes were reported within about a mile of Breck Lea in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	40
Criminal damage & arson	11
Anti-social behaviour	10
Shoplifting	8
Other theft	4
Other crime	4

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

Flood risk

Breck Lea is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Calder catchment Flood alert area
River Calder and River Ryburn at Central Sowerby Bridge Flood warning area
River Calder and River Ryburn at Sowerby Bridge Flood warning area
River Ryburn at Ripponden 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 Breck Lea

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 150 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
Ryburn Valley High School 1,589 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.3 mi
New Road Primary School 182 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Trinity Academy St Peter's 94 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Triangle CofE VC Primary School 173 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Trinity Academy Grammar 968 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.0 mi
Norland CE School 61 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Compass Community School Willow Park 72 pupils	Other independent special school	6–18	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, shops and health

Train stations

Sowerby Bridge station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
Mytholmroyd station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
Halifax station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Tennyson Avenue (St Peter's Avenue) 2 min walk
Tennyson Avenue (opp, St Peter's Avenue) 2 min walk
Flower Bank (St Peter's Avenue) 3 min walk
Mill House Lane (Rochdale Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Station Road Surgery
Station Road, Sowerby Bridge · 0.6 mi
Spring Hall Group Practice
173C Spring Hall Lane, Halifax · 1.8 mi
King Cross Practice
King Cross Surgery, 199 King Cross Road, Halifax · 2.0 mi
Brig Royd Surgery
Hirstwood, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Tesco Sowerby Bridge Superstore · 0.5 mi
Lidl Lidl Pye Nest Sowerby Bridge · 0.7 mi
Asda Express Asda Hillcrest Express Petrol · 0.8 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Halifax Rochdale Road Local · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

Sowerby Bridge - Pharmacy + Health · 0.6 mi
Sowerby Bridge Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Luddendenfoot Clinic Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

Tower Hill Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
Walrus Dental Care Ltd · 1.9 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 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	3 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	63.1%	62.5%
Private rented	13.3%	20.3%
Social rented	23.6%	17.1%
Households	700

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	21.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,721

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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	92%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	93%	92%

Share of homes across Calderdale 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Breck Lea

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Who lives around Breck Lea

Ethnic group

	Here	Calderdale
White	96.6%	86.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2%	1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.7%	0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.6%	10.5%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.8%

Religion

	Here	Calderdale
No religion	50.5%	42%
Christian	42.1%	41.5%
Not answered	6.2%	5.4%
Muslim	0.5%	9.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.5%
Sikh	0.2%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%
Jewish	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Calderdale
Born in the UK	97%	91.5%
Born outside the UK	3%	8.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Calderdale
Level 4 qualifications and above	23%	30.9%
No qualifications	22.6%	19.2%
Level 3 qualifications	18%	17.5%
Level 2 qualifications	15.3%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.8%	9.8%
Apprenticeship	8%	6.3%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Calderdale
Very good health	45.9%	46.6%
Good health	35%	34.2%
Fair health	12.2%	13.5%
Bad health	5.2%	4.4%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.3%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Calderdale
1 car or van in household	44%	42.9%
2 cars or vans in household	24.6%	25%
No cars or vans in household	23.9%	24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.4%	7.6%

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 Calderdale.

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