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On Kennedy Close, in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton
What it's like at WF12 7EL: every home that has sold on Kennedy Close 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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Sales and extensions on Kennedy Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 16 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | May 2013 | £145,000 | 45 m² | £3,222/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £165,000 | 50 m² | £3,300/m² | 1 |
| 4, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £215,000 | 51 m² | £4,216/m² | 3 |
| 9, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £180,000 | 53 m² | £3,396/m² | 3 |
| 10, Kennedy CloseDetached | Jan 1997 | £50,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Kennedy CloseDetached | Feb 2006 | £135,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2003 | £109,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £190,000 | 48 m² | £3,958/m² | 2 |
| 16, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £228,000 | 66 m² | £3,455/m² | 2 |
| 17, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2002 | £79,950 | 77 m² | £1,038/m² | 1 |
| 18, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £195,000 | 54 m² | £3,611/m² | 2 |
| 19, Kennedy CloseDetached | Oct 2025 | £245,000 | 69 m² | £3,551/m² | 4 |
| 20, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £185,000 | 72 m² | £2,569/m² | 3 |
| 20a, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2010 | £165,000 | 69 m² | £2,391/m² | 2 |
| 21, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2011 | £120,000 | 72 m² | £1,667/m² | 1 |
| 23, Kennedy CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2024 | £195,000 | 60 m² | £3,250/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Batley, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 227k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Kirkgate, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 202); 38 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Manor Croft Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 47.8 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (3.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 650 m away, with Langdale Road News and Off Licence closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Grove House Surgery (1.3 km), with Hughes Chemists (Northern) the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, Studio 87 is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 8.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Ranch Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and St Pauls Church Hall the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 109 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 346 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hyrstlands Park, 1.8 km away; for exercise, JD Gyms (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 18 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.
22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | II | 160 m |
| 17 and 19, Kirkgate | II | 180 m |
| Barn to the South East of Numbers 17 and 19 | 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.
Dewsbury and Batley constituency: Iqbal Mohamed MP (Independent), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Ind gain from Lab, majority 6,934 (18.2%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Independent 41%, Labour 23%, Reform UK 16%, Conservative 11%.
27 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 WF12 7EL →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
On this street: 0 of 13 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 | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.7% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
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 16 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 79 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 51 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.