6 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
About 6 Birkhead Street
6 Birkhead Street is a detached house in Heckmondwike (WF16 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 11.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 87.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £350,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/92769
What's in 6 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 6 Birkhead Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 20 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2020Most recent
£350,000
+753.7%over 19 years19 December 2000
£41,000
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
£160,00023 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Aug 2021
£195,0008 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Dec 2020
£150,00021 Birkhead Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0BE
Sold Jan 2020
£144,000
Everything we know about 6 Birkhead Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Birkhead Street homes
On price per m², 6 Birkhead Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,500
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB