WF17 8DT
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Property report — WF17 8DT
Open-data due diligence for WF17 8DT and the area around it.
WF17 8DT in brief: 47 recorded sales (£26,500–£197,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF17 8DT itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF17 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£227,075
Population
15,508
Crimes recorded
62
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WF17 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | £197,500 | 1 FARFIELD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-12-12 | £176,000 | 29 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2025-03-14 | £168,000 | 19 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2025-02-20 | £150,000 | 12 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-16 | £150,000 | 32 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2023-11-17 | £150,000 | 20 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2023-09-22 | £152,000 | 26 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2023-09-22 | £150,000 | 24 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2023-07-14 | £157,000 | 28 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2023-03-24 | £175,000 | 16 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2022-11-30 | £145,000 | 4 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2022-08-25 | £117,100 | 16 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2021-06-29 | £125,000 | 31 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2021-01-29 | £134,000 | 26 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2019-08-02 | £115,000 | 31 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2018-10-31 | £109,000 | 5 FARFIELD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-10-05 | £119,950 | 32 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2017-02-27 | £95,000 | 19 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2016-04-08 | £82,000 | 20 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2014-05-30 | £110,000 | 14 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2012-11-26 | £108,000 | 26 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2011-12-02 | £75,000 | 11 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2009-02-16 | £100,000 | 7 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2007-07-03 | £120,000 | 14 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2007-06-22 | £110,000 | 28 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2006-06-30 | £94,000 | 5 FARFIELD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-23 | £60,000 | 27 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2005-12-09 | £85,000 | 12 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2005-10-11 | £81,500 | 19 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2005-03-04 | £90,000 | 3 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2005-02-16 | £100,000 | 6 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2003-12-12 | £91,000 | 18 FARFIELD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-20 | £43,788 | 29 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2002-10-28 | £41,000 | 16 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-27 | £54,500 | 31 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-23 | £52,500 | 6 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2002-05-31 | £51,950 | 28 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2001-12-07 | £39,500 | 25 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2001-10-12 | £47,000 | 3 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2001-10-01 | £40,000 | 29 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2000-10-27 | £26,500 | 28 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1999-10-13 | £38,000 | 31 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1999-07-16 | £42,000 | 1 FARFIELD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-27 | £29,950 | 30 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1999-02-26 | £31,500 | 5 FARFIELD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-30 | £45,500 | 18 FARFIELD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-09 | £31,000 | 7 FARFIELD AVENUE | Terraced |
47 recorded sales on WF17 8DT. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinghow Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Co-op Academy Smithies Moor | 0.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Batley Grammar School | 0.7 mi | All-through | Report card → |
| Birstall Primary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR. (0.8 mi) · BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY (0.9 mi) · CHERRY TREE SURGERY (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.3 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 2 AND 4, SOUTH BANK ROAD (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHURCH OF ST JOHN (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Carlinghow Mill (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: THE PHARMACY HUB (0.7 mi) · WELL (0.8 mi) · WINER CHEMIST (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Batley (1.6 mi) · Dewsbury (2.2 mi) · Ravensthorpe (3.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Abu Bakr (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi) · Aldi (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 6,252
Owned 51% · Social rent 24% · Private rent 24%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WF17 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WF17 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 55/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WF17 8DT in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWF17 | SectorWF17 8 | PostcodeWF17 8DT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £238,544 | £227,075 | £95,888 |
| Population | 58,778 | 15,508 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 455 | 62 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF17 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.