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On South View Drive, in Birkenshaw
What it's like at BD4 6PT: every home that has sold on South View Drive 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 South View Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 12 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, South View DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, South View DriveSemi-detached | May 2019 | £237,500 | 100 m² | £2,375/m² | 3 |
| 5, South View DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £260,000 | 100 m² | £2,600/m² | 3 |
| 6, South View DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2005 | £154,000 | 69 m² | £2,232/m² | 1 |
| 8, South View DriveSemi-detached | Apr 2004 | £124,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, South View DriveDetached | Dec 2004 | £189,995 | 122 m² | £1,557/m² | 1 |
| 11, South View DriveSemi-detached | May 2008 | £217,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, South View DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2001 | £58,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, South View DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £156,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, South View DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £257,450 | 96 m² | £2,682/m² | 3 |
| 15, South View DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £220,000 | 80 m² | £2,750/m² | 6 |
| 17, South View DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2005 | £135,000 | – | – | 1 |
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 (3.4 km), with 292k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is The Green, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 259, 256); 11 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Tong Leadership Academy, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 26.4 · 4.5% 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, 800 m away, with Birkenshaw Convience Store closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Birkenshaw Health Centre (900 m), with Birkenshaw Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Elspeth Rose Beauty Saloon is 100 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.
El Asador is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and East Bierley Cricket Club the nearest pub (100 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 The Green, 100 m away; for exercise, East Bierley Community Sports Association (400 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.
17 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stocks Near Junction with Hunsworth Lane | II | 140 m |
| Manor Farmhouse | II | 180 m |
| Cross Base, Adjacent to Cross House | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
12 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 BD4 6PT →
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Kirklees since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 12 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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.
On this street: 0 of 6 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| 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.