Mortimer Terrace Batley, Kirklees
33 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF17), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19409275.
- Sales: 37 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £225,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 13, E: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Kirklees costs £2,441 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Batley, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 560 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 140 to 144 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cherry Tree Surgery, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 44 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £196,250 | £145,000 | £247,500 |
| 2024 | 2 | £190,825 | £149,650 | £232,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £157,250 | £114,500 | £185,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £187,750 | £167,500 | £208,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £157,500 | £157,500 | £157,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £101,500 | £60,000 | £143,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £118,000 | £118,000 | £118,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2026 | 15 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 32 WF17 8BY | Detached | £247,500 | |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 4 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 18 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £149,650 | |
| 26 Jul 2024 | 30 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £232,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2022 | 11 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2021 | 8 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £114,500 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 28 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2021 | 20 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 17 Jun 2021 | 34 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2020 | 23 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £167,500 | |
| 16 Mar 2020 | 24 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £208,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2019 | 22 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £72,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 May 2018 | 19 WF17 8BY | Detached | £157,500 | |
| 2 Jun 2017 | 16 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2016 | 7 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Apr 2013 | 18 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2013 | 34 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2012 | 26 WF17 8BY | Detached | £152,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2009 | 15 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £118,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2007 | 15 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2006 | 19 WF17 8BY | Detached | £144,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2005 | 11 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2005 | 16 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £101,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2003 | 26 WF17 8BY | Detached | £169,950 | |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 15 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2002 | 26 WF17 8BY | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2000 | 24 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £59,950 | |
| 19 Nov 1999 | 34 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £40,000 | |
| 2 Sep 1999 | 26 WF17 8BY | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1999 | 14 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £39,995 | |
| 18 Dec 1997 | 9 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £17,000 | |
| 3 Sep 1997 | 8 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £25,000 | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | 25 WF17 8BY | Detached | £68,250 | |
| 30 Aug 1996 | 23 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £48,000 | |
| 2 Aug 1996 | 30 WF17 8BY | Semi-detached | £59,500 | |
| 18 Jun 1996 | 4 WF17 8BY | Terraced | £30,000 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, mid-terrace (4); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1950-1966 (9); 1930-1949 (8); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Kirklees in 2026-27: Band D £2,441 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,627 | £1,899 | £2,170 | £2,441 | £2,984 | £3,526 | £4,068 | £4,882 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (44% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Healey Nursery School, Healey Lane, Batley: up to 19 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Land west of, 19 Staincliffe Hall Road, Staincliffe, Batley: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adjacent, Mayman Lane, Mount Pleasant, Batley: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF17 8BY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF17 8BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 140 m and 144 m above sea level (142 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF17 8BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF17 8BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Dewsbury 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest White Lee Road | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heckmondwike Bus Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Cliffe Street Car Park | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 16.8 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cherry Tree Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Pharmacy Hub | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 169-171 High Street (Dental Surgery) | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Heckmondwike Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Local Express Cashzone | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,170 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Upper Independent Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Independent Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Crow Nest Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.8 km (3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ridings Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Church Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Spen Valley Bottoms | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the street's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Kirklees: see them on the Kirklees page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Carlinghow Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Manorfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Heckmondwike Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Inadequate (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Smithies Moor | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Batley Grammar School | All-through | 3–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Purlwell Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| matcha & me WF17 8DD | Mobile caterer | 110 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Healey Mini Market WF17 8BS | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2019 |
| Bulzy's Ltd WF17 8BP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Healey Junior Infants And Nursery School WF17 8BN | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Healey News WF17 8BN | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2018 |
| The George Inn WF17 8BH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2024 |
| Healey Pre School WF17 7EL | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mortimer Avenue (12); On or near Healey Gardens (9); On or near Crowther Street (5); On or near Healey Street (5); On or near Mortimer Street (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Healey Close · Healey Street · Plover Drive · Mortimer Avenue · Pumpfield Terrace · Mortimer Street · Crowther Street · Jail Road · Coal Pit Lane · Healey Lane · Belle Vue Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.