Dam Head Road, Sowerby Bridge

House prices, sold prices and local information for HX6 2SR.

Average price (last 12 months)

£238,500

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£168,750

6 sales

Price range

£110k – £239k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Apr 2026

HX6 2SR

At a glance

House prices£169k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station10 min walkSowerby Bridge station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Dam Head Road, Sowerby Bridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £238,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £178,500. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Dam Head Road compared

HX6 postcode area£220,807

Sowerby Bridge£220,014

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dam Head Road 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	5	£178,500	17 Apr 2026
Terraced	1	£120,000	16 Oct 2017

Sold prices on Dam Head Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Dam Head Road HX6 2SR	17 Apr 2026	£238,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Dam Head Road HX6 2SR	16 Dec 2024	£200,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Dam Head Road HX6 2SR	4 Aug 2023	£222,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Dam Head Road HX6 2SR	5 Apr 2019	£121,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Dam Head Road HX6 2SR	16 Oct 2017	£120,000	Terraced	Freehold
24, Dam Head Road HX6 2SR	13 Mar 2017	£110,000	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
16, Dam Head Road	£222,500 (Aug 2023) → £238,500 (Apr 2026)	+7% over 3 yrs
24, Dam Head Road	£110,000 (Mar 2017) → £121,500 (Apr 2019)	+10% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dam Head Road

Crime

242 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dam Head Road 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	101
Anti-social behaviour	40
Public order	17
Criminal damage & arson	16
Vehicle crime	14
Burglary	12

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

Flood risk

Dam Head Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Middle River Aire catchment Flood alert area
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

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 Dam Head Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School 70 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Trinity Academy Grammar 968 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.2 mi
Compass Community School Willow Park 72 pupils	Other independent special school	6–18	Report	0.2 mi
Bolton Brow Primary Academy 227 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Warley Town School 129 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Warley Road Primary Academy 518 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.6 mi
The Halifax Academy 1,461 pupils	All-through	4–16	Good Report	0.8 mi
New Road Primary School 182 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.8 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Halifax station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
Mytholmroyd station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Christ Church School (at, Park Road) 3 min walk
Christ Church School (Park Road) 3 min walk
Crow Wood Park Gate (opp, Rochdale Road) 3 min walk
Crow Wood Park Gate (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 · 0.6 mi
King Cross Practice
King Cross Surgery, 199 King Cross Road, Halifax · 1.0 mi
Plane Trees Group Practice
51 Sandbeds Road, Halifax · 1.2 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 8 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 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	81.0%	62.5%
Private rented	11.3%	20.3%
Social rented	7.6%	17.1%
Households	802

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,871

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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