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On Soothill Lane, in Upper Batley & Soothill
What it's like at WF17 6EX: every home that has sold on Soothill Lane 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Soothill Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
11 of the 151 homes on the street are owned by companies (3 overseas).
| 169, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Mar 1999 | £56,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | May 2017 | £80,000 | 155 m² | £516/m² | 2 |
| 173, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2010 | £125,000 | 101 m² | £1,238/m² | 2 |
| 175, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £175,000 | 90 m² | £1,944/m² | 2 |
| 177, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Feb 1996 | £41,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 179, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £205,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 181, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2010 | £150,000 | 86 m² | £1,744/m² | 1 |
| 185, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £59,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 187, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Feb 1998 | £38,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 189, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2019 | £187,500 | 143 m² | £1,311/m² | 1 |
| 191, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £317,500 | 130 m² | £2,442/m² | 2 |
| 199, Soothill LaneOther | Oct 2017 | £157,500 | 89 m² | £1,770/m² | 2 |
| 205, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £180,000 | 83 m² | £2,169/m² | 1 |
| 207, Soothill LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2001 | £45,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 211a, Soothill LaneDetached | Nov 2016 | £233,000 | 116 m² | £2,009/m² | 1 |
| 213, Soothill LaneDetached | Feb 2015 | £245,000 | 128 m² | £1,914/m² | 1 |
| 235, Soothill LaneTerraced | Oct 2024 | £555,000 | 178 m² | £3,118/m² | 2 |
| 237, Soothill LaneTerraced | May 2011 | £345,000 | 172 m² | £2,006/m² | 1 |
| Soothill Manor Nursing Home, Soothill LaneOther | Mar 2021 | £846,000 | – | – | 1 |
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 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 227k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Manor Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 212); 10 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Lydgate Junior and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Upper Batley High School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (3.5 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 1.5 km away, with Soothill Convenience Store And Off Licence closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Grove House Surgery (1.0 km), with Hughes Chemists (Northern) the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Studio 87 is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 8.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
The Whitfield Centre is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Soothill Working Mens Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 87 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 135 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Batley Memorial Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, JD Gyms (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 59 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
8 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.
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%.
23 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 WF17 6EX →
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 151 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 3 of 109 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.6% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 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.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 82 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 53 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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