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Upper Fountain Street, Sowerby Bridge

MyStreetCheck free street report: Upper Fountain Street, Sowerby Bridge · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/sowerby-bridge/upper-fountain-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for HX6 2QY, HX6 2QZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£102,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£88,997
18 sales
Price range
£42k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Jul 2026
HX6 2QY

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At a glance

House prices£89k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkSowerby Bridge station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Upper Fountain Street, Sowerby Bridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £102,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £89,585. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% terraced, 6% flat. Recorded sale prices on Upper Fountain Street range from £42,000 to £165,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Upper Fountain Street compared

HX6 postcode area£231,721
Sowerby Bridge£231,051
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £118,500 (2 sales)2016£119k2017: £70,250 (2 sales)2017£70k2018: £68,000 (1 sales)2018£68k2019: £89,975 (2 sales)2019£90k2020: £74,667 (3 sales)2020£75k2021: £60,500 (2 sales)2021£61k2022: £93,500 (1 sales)2022£94k2023: £100,000 (1 sales)2023£100k2024: £105,125 (2 sales)2024£105k2025: £125,250 (1 sales)2025£125k2026: £102,500 (1 sales)2026£103k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£89,5851 Jul 2026
Flat1£79,00019 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Upper Fountain Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 1 Jul 2026£102,500 TerracedFreehold
54, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 2 Feb 2026£88,000 FlatFreehold
1, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 23 Jul 2025£61,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 28 Apr 2025£125,250 TerracedFreehold
12, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 11 Oct 2024£130,250 TerracedFreehold
56, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 12 Jan 2024£80,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 8 Dec 2023£100,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 16 Aug 2023£83,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 30 Jun 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 28 Apr 2023£39,999 FlatFreehold
19, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 11 Nov 2022£93,500 TerracedFreehold
31, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 6 Jul 2022£102,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 14 Mar 2022£92,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 19 Nov 2021£79,000 FlatFreehold
2, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 18 Jun 2021£112,500 TerracedFreehold
52, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 20 Jan 2021£42,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 25 Sep 2020£99,500 TerracedFreehold
62, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 25 Sep 2020£79,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Upper Fountain Street 12 Aug 2020£70,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 6 Jan 2020£75,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 11 Dec 2019£84,950 TerracedFreehold
58, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 1 Apr 2019£59,000 OtherFreehold
2, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 15 Feb 2019£95,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 14 Dec 2018£62,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 3 Dec 2018£68,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 24 Nov 2017£66,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 13 Feb 2017£74,500 TerracedFreehold
44, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QZ 4 Nov 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 21 Sep 2016£72,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Upper Fountain Street HX6 2QY 31 Mar 2016£71,500 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
1, Upper Fountain Street £61,000 (Jul 2025) → £102,500 (Jul 2026) +68%
over under a year
54, Lower Hollins, Upper Fountain Street £79,000 (Nov 2021) → £88,000 (Feb 2026) +11%
over 4 yrs
23, Upper Fountain Street £84,950 (Dec 2019) → £125,250 (Apr 2025) +47%
over 5 yrs
31, Upper Fountain Street £72,000 (Sep 2016) → £102,000 (Jul 2022) +42%
over 6 yrs
2, Upper Fountain Street £95,000 (Feb 2019) → £112,500 (Jun 2021) +18%
over 2 yrs
6, Upper Fountain Street £68,000 (Dec 2018) → £99,500 (Sep 2020) +46%
over 2 yrs
5, Upper Fountain Street £66,000 (Nov 2017) → £75,000 (Jan 2020) +14%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Upper Fountain Street

Crime

95 crimes were reported within about a mile of Upper Fountain Street 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 offences42
Criminal damage & arson10
Shoplifting8
Anti-social behaviour7
Vehicle crime6
Public order5

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

Flood risk

Upper Fountain Street is in or near 3 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

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 Upper Fountain Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
New Road Primary School 182 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Trinity Academy Grammar 968 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Compass Community School Willow Park 72 pupils Other independent special school 6–18 Report 0.5 mi
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School 70 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 150 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Warley Town School 129 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Bolton Brow Primary Academy 227 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Norland CE School 61 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.9 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Halifax station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • Mytholmroyd station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beech Road Tuel Ln (at, Beech Road) 1 min walk
  • Tuel Lane School (at, Tuel Lane) 1 min walk
  • Tuel Lane School (Tuel Lane) 2 min walk
  • Sowerby Bridge Lidl (at, Tuel Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Station Road Surgery
    Station Road, Sowerby Bridge · 0.2 mi
  • Spring Hall Group Practice
    173C Spring Hall Lane, Halifax · 1.1 mi
  • King Cross Practice
    King Cross Surgery, 199 King Cross Road, Halifax · 1.4 mi
  • Plane Trees Group Practice
    51 Sandbeds Road, Halifax · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Pye Nest Sowerby Bridge · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Sowerby Bridge Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Hillcrest Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Halifax Rochdale Road Local · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Sowerby Bridge - Pharmacy + Health · 0.2 mi
  • Sowerby Bridge Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Spring Hall Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Tower Hill Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Walrus Dental Care Ltd · 1.3 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.3%62.5%
Private rented19.6%20.3%
Social rented14.1%17.1%
Households612

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.3%64.1%
Aged 65+13.1%18.6%
Residents1,390

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%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 Upper Fountain Street

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Who lives around Upper Fountain Street

Ethnic group

HereCalderdale
White96.2%86.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%1.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%10.5%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.7%

Religion

HereCalderdale
No religion55.8%42%
Christian37.1%41.5%
Not answered5.3%5.4%
Muslim0.9%9.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Hindu0.3%0.6%
Other religion0.2%0.5%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCalderdale
Born in the UK96.4%91.5%
Born outside the UK3.6%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereCalderdale
Level 4 qualifications and above32.6%30.9%
Level 3 qualifications20.5%17.5%
No qualifications16.6%19.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%9.8%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.3%
Other qualifications1.7%2.4%

General health

HereCalderdale
Very good health47.7%46.6%
Good health34.7%34.2%
Fair health13.6%13.5%
Bad health2.9%4.4%
Very bad health1.2%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereCalderdale
1 car or van in household45.3%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household24.5%25%
No cars or vans in household23.7%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%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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Estate agents near Upper Fountain Street

  • Kemp & Co 2.1 mi
  • Bridgfords Lettings 2.2 mi
  • William H Brown Estate Agents 2.2 mi
  • Charnock Bates 2.2 mi
  • Century 21 2.3 mi

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