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On West View, in Birkenshaw
What it's like at BD11 2HN: every home that has sold on West View since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on West View; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, West ViewTerraced | Dec 2025 | £410,000 | 173 m² | £2,370/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, West ViewTerraced | May 2025 | £385,000 | 153 m² | £2,516/m² | 4 |
| 3, West ViewTerraced | May 2025 | £350,000 | 89 m² | £3,933/m² | 5 |
| 4, West ViewTerraced | Jan 2018 | £300,000 | 181 m² | £1,657/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Low Moor, a drive away (4.6 km), with 292k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Birkenshaw Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 283); 10 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is BBG Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 46.8 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Farnley Academy (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (5.1 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (12.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co Op Food, 1.1 km away, with Moor Local Go Local closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Birkenshaw Health Centre (1.0 km), with Birkenshaw Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Tutti Frutti is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 9.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Cafe Fresco is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Halfway House the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Sparrow Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Flex (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 59 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Spen Valley constituency: Kim Leadbeater MP (Labour), since July 2021. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,188 (15.1%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 24%, Green Party 6%.
13 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BD11 2HN →
No crimes recorded "on or near" West View in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 77 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 40 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.2% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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