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Get started4 The Balk is a three-bedroom detached house in Batley (WF17 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 43.2% above the 2010 sale price. At 116 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 4 EPCs).
4 The Balk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 9 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 9 years.
4 The Balk outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,155
Street avg £2,580
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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25 January 2010Most recent
£250,000
+86.6%over 9 years23 January 2001
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF17 0AH: £315,000 (2024–2016).
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
WF17 0RD
Carlinghow Hill Holly Bank Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Upper Batley High School. 33 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB
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