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On Common Road, in South Kirkby
What it's like at WF9 3EA: every home that has sold on Common Road 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 Common Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Common RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2024 | £150,000 | 81 m² | £1,852/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedene Bungalow, Common RoadDetached | Apr 2015 | £200,000 | 108 m² | £1,852/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Moorthorpe, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 208k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Common Rd Mill Close, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 39); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The nearest secondary is Minsthorpe Community College, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 41.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 2.6 km away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Church View Medical Centre (1.5 km), with Lo'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Smart Cut is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Barnsley Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Soup4EM The Hub is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and South Kirkby Miners Welfare Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 129 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 147 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is South Kirby Green, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Elite Gym (2.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 38 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 68 km.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
13 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.
Normanton and Hemsworth constituency: Jon Trickett MP (Labour), since February 1996. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,662 (18.3%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 6%.
6 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 WF9 3EA →
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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 27 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 1 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.2% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.5% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 76 min
Nearest: Albert Avenue Pools · about 59 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.