Birstall and Birkenshaw
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Birstall and Birkenshaw at a glance
- House prices
- £209,000
- Lower prices22nd percentile
- Schools
- 31st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 83 per 1,000 residents
- Middle35th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.3% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land23rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Birstall and Birkenshaw a good place to live?
Birstall and Birkenshaw may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Kirklees below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
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Crime rate in Birstall and Birkenshaw
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 83 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 35th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Birstall and Birkenshaw
House prices
- Median sale price
- £209,000
- Percentile
- 22nd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 194 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Birstall and Birkenshaw
Schools
31st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Birstall and Birkenshaw
Flood risk
1.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.6% of the area. That is the 23rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Birstall and Birkenshaw
Transport
35th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Birstall and Birkenshaw a good place to live?
Birstall and Birkenshaw may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Birstall and Birkenshaw safe?
Birstall and Birkenshaw ranks in the 35th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Birstall and Birkenshaw?
The median sale price was £209,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 22nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Birstall and Birkenshaw?
Schools rank in the 31st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Birstall and Birkenshaw?
Nearby public profiles include Liversedge and Gomersal in Kirklees and Ashbrow in Kirklees.
