23 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
About 23 Birkhead Street
23 Birkhead Street is a detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 62.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £195,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
23 Birkhead Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Birkhead Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2021Most recent
£195,000
+163.5%over 21 years25 May 2000
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF16 0BE: £160,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WF16 0BE
13 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Feb 2025
£180,00019 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Aug 2024
£160,0008 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Dec 2020
£150,0006 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Nov 2020
£350,00021 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Jan 2020
£144,000
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Versus other Birkhead Street homes
Price per m² for 23 Birkhead Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,167
Street avg £1,522
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chapel Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Heckmondwike Primary Academy. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB