Estate agents in Batley
Batley is a town in Yorkshire and The Humber with about 44,494 residents and 5 estate agent branches with an office there. HM Land Registry records 395 homes sold there between August 2025 and July 2026 at a median price paid of £189,000.
How estate agents in Batley compare
Batley at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 401 sales in Batley from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £188,500.
36.5% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.5 years and sold for a median of 35.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £122,750 in 2016 and £185,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Batley
Median sale price in Batley: £188,500
| All homes | 401 sales, median £188,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 64 sales, median £322,250 |
| Semi-detached | 166 sales, median £210,500 |
| Terraced | 157 sales, median £145,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 14 sales, median £82,500 |
Across Kirklees the average price was £204,859 in June 2026, up 4.9% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £122,750 (472 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £120,000 (542 sales) |
| 2018 | £120,000 (467 sales) |
| 2019 | £123,250 (461 sales) |
| 2020 | £138,500 (444 sales) |
| 2021 | £142,500 (549 sales) |
| 2022 | £155,000 (444 sales) |
| 2023 | £160,000 (418 sales) |
| 2024 | £185,000 (410 sales) |
| 2025 | £185,000 (450 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Batley station is about 1 mile from the centre, with Dewsbury about 2 miles away, Morley about 3 miles and Ravensthorpe about 3 miles. The A652, A638, A62, A643 and A650 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is M62 junction 27 (Gildersome Interchange) at about 2 miles, while M1 junction 41 (Carrgate) is about 4 miles away. Leeds Bradford Airport is about 10 miles from Batley and Manchester Airport is about 37 miles. Central London is about 165 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Batley
Families in Batley have 25 primary schools within about 1.8 miles of the centre. The nearest are St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy and Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy, both about 0.2 miles away, followed by Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School at about 0.4 miles. For secondary education, Upper Batley High School (boys only, academy) and Batley Grammar School (free school) are each about 0.2 miles from the centre. Batley Girls' High School (girls only, sixth form, academy) is about 0.9 miles away and Heckmondwike Grammar School (grammar school, sixth form, academy) about 1.4 miles. Independent options include Cambridge Street School (boys only) at about 0.5 miles. Becker School, a special school, is about 0.3 miles away. Elliott Hudson College lies about 4 miles away and Leeds College of Music, the nearest university, is about 7 miles from the centre.
Living in Batley
Batley is an urban town in Kirklees with around 44,500 residents, where semi-detached and terraced houses make up about seven in ten homes and roughly 60% are owner occupied. Five supermarkets sit within about half a mile of the centre, including Aldi, Asda and Tesco Extra, alongside at least 150 shops, around 20 convenience stores and two markets. There are more than 20 pubs, the nearest being The Victoria Hotel at about 0.1 miles, plus at least 17 restaurants, 5 cafés and around 30 takeaways. Batley Health Centre is about 0.3 miles away among 5 surgeries, with 6 pharmacies and 3 dentists and Dewsbury and District Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.3 miles off. Batley Library and Batley Post Office are each about 0.4 miles away. Of 8 named parks, Batley Memorial Park is nearest at about 0.4 miles.
A short history of Batley
The name comes from Old English words meaning Bata's wood or clearing. Domesday Book records the place as Bateleia and in 1086 the manor lay within the wapentake of Morley after being granted to Ilbert de Lacy following the Norman Conquest. Ownership then went to the de Batley family before marriage brought it to the Copley family by the 12th century. Sir John Savile built Howley Hall in Soothill during the 1580s. It was besieged in 1643 and destroyed in 1730. Methodism arrived in the 1740s. The first water powered mills opened in 1796 so the town grew quickly. Batley Town Hall was erected in 1853 and there were at least 30 shoddy mills by 1861. The town became a municipal borough in 1868. The Church of All Saints is Grade I. The Banqueting House at Batley Hall and the Bagshaw Museum are Grade II*.
Sport and leisure
Batley Sports & Tennis Centre and Batley Baths & Recreation Centre are the town's two named sports centres. Mount Pleasant is the stadium of Batley RLFC for rugby league and Howley Hall Golf Course lies within reach. Crown green bowls is played at Wilton Park, Soothill, Heckmondwike and Staincliffe Park bowls clubs and the mapped pitches include several for football and a number for cricket. Batley Memorial Park, Hyrstlands Park, Jessop Park, Staincliffe Park and Wilton Park provide open space, alongside Asquith Fields Play Area, Batley Cricket Club and Heckmondwike Sports Club. Children's playgrounds are mapped across the area. MPGyms and JD Gyms cover fitness.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Batley?
- The median price paid in Batley over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £189,000. By property type the median price paid was £323,748 for detached houses, £210,000 for semi-detached houses, £145,000 for terraced houses and £75,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Batley in the last 12 months?
- HM Land Registry records 395 standard sales in Batley in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These included 70 detached houses, 155 semi-detached houses, 155 terraced houses and 15 flats.
- What are the transport links in Batley?
- Batley railway station is about 0.9 miles from the centre and Dewsbury station is about 1.9 miles away. M62 junction 27 is about 2 miles away and M1 junction 41 is about 4 miles away. The A652, A638, A62, A643 and A650 pass through or beside the area.
- What schools are near the centre of Batley?
- There are 25 primary schools within about 1.8 miles of the centre, with St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy and Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy both about 0.2 miles away. The nearest secondary schools are Upper Batley High School and Batley Grammar School, both about 0.2 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Batley?
- There are 5 estate agent sales branches with an office in Batley.
Areas near Batley
Batley is in Kirklees.
Estate agents near Batley
- Ezmuve Estate AgentsBatley WF17 8LL0.1 miles
- Wadham and IsherwoodGuildford GU1 3UY1 mile
- Watsons Property ServicesBatley WF17 9EL1.2 miles
- Blamires PropertyBatley WF17 9EX1.3 miles
- Barkers Estate AgentsBatley WF17 9EY1.3 miles
- Hamond EstatesHeckmondwike WF16 0HE1.7 miles
- Your MoveDewsbury1.9 miles
- Reeds RainsDewsbury WF13 1DS1.9 miles
- Whitegates Dewsbury Estate & Letting AgentDewsbury WF13 1DS1.9 miles
- William H Brown Estate AgentsDewsbury WF13 1AE1.9 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Batley.