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The Balk, WF2

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£425,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,444
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
59
Distinct homes
44
Price range
£75,500 – £1,000,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sales on The Balk are mostly detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £425,000 — roughly 106% above the WF2 norm. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £3,444, above the district's £2,385. The street has lagged the WF2 trend. HM Land Registry records 59 sales across 44 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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The Balk prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 59 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWF2 district trend
£0£250k£500k£750k£1M2000200520102015202020252000: £320,000 median · 1 sale2001: £84,975 median · 4 sales2002: £231,500 median · 4 sales2003: £277,000 median · 5 sales2004: £420,000 median · 1 sale2005: £303,750 median · 2 sales2006: £410,000 median · 4 sales2007: £303,000 median · 2 sales2008: £440,000 median · 3 sales2009: £440,000 median · 1 sale2010: £509,000 median · 2 sales2011: £430,000 median · 1 sale2012: £600,000 median · 1 sale2013: £530,000 median · 2 sales2014: £575,000 median · 1 sale2015: £350,500 median · 4 sales2016: £435,000 median · 5 sales2017: £520,000 median · 3 sales2019: £480,000 median · 4 sales2020: £500,000 median · 2 sales2021: £810,000 median · 1 sale2022: £825,000 median · 2 sales2024: £625,000 median · 2 sales2025: £605,000 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the WF2 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Balk compares

The Balk against the WF2 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

The Balk£425k · 59*
Brandy Carr Road£310k · 44
Thornes Road£273k · 42
Batley Road£261k · 52
Twine Road£253k · 55
Wren Green Way£248k · 46
Horbury Road£248k · 54
Wrenthorpe Lane£216k · 52
Dewsbury Road£171k · 58
Oakwood Avenue£164k · 46

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£425,000
median · all recorded sales
WF2 district
£206,496
median · last 8 years · street +106%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Balk's £425,000 median sits about 106% above WF2's £206,496; on floor space it runs £3,444/m² against the district's £2,385/m² (+44%).

Street and WF2 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on The Balk.

Detached
£437,500
50 sales
Terraced
£122,500
8 sales
Semi-detached
£810,000
1 sale

Every recorded sale on The Balk

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
16 Oct 202563 · WF2 6JYDetached—£600,000
18 Jul 202535 · WF2 6JYnon-standardTerraced—£170,000
19 Mar 202581 · WF2 6JXDetached—£610,000
8 Oct 202437 · WF2 6JYTerraced—£250,000
7 Jun 202417 · WF2 6JZDetached—£1,000,000
18 Nov 20223, Overtown Court · WF2 6JXDetached—£880,000
4 Jul 202220 · WF2 6JUDetached—£770,000
12 Mar 20211, Overtown Court · WF2 6JXSemi-detached—£810,000
1 Oct 202057 · WF2 6JYDetached—£465,000
24 Sept 202021b · WF2 6JZDetached—£535,000
19 Aug 2019Orchard House, 14 · WF2 6JUDetached—£558,000
24 Jul 201921 · WF2 6JZDetached—£420,000
7 Jun 201963 · WF2 6JYDetached—£485,000
29 Mar 201974 · WF2 6JXDetached—£475,000
10 Nov 201772 · WF2 6JXDetached—£345,000
18 Oct 201715 · WF2 6JZDetached—£535,000
13 Sept 201769 · WF2 6JXDetached—£520,000
24 Nov 201644 · WF2 6JUDetached—£540,000
7 Jul 201647 · WF2 6JYDetached—£435,000
31 Mar 201659 · WF2 6JYDetached—£421,000
18 Mar 201639 · WF2 6JYTerraced—£230,000
5 Feb 201629a · WF2 6JYDetached—£735,000
14 Dec 201511 · WF2 6JZDetached—£355,000
19 Jun 201527 · WF2 6JYDetached—£558,000
3 Jun 201532 · WF2 6JUDetached—£346,000
23 Jan 201551 · WF2 6JYDetached—£315,000
22 Apr 20149b · WF2 6JZDetached—£575,000
21 Oct 20139 · WF2 6JZDetached—£600,000
17 Oct 201319 · WF2 6JZDetached—£460,000
17 Aug 201270 · WF2 6JXDetached—£600,000
18 Mar 201121a · WF2 6JZDetached—£430,000
9 Apr 201068 · WF2 6JXDetached—£300,000
17 Mar 201021 · WF2 6JZDetached—£718,000
4 Sept 200931a · WF2 6JYDetached—£440,000
3 Dec 2008— · WF2 6JXDetached—£620,000
20 Jun 200866a · WF2 6JXDetached—£400,000
29 Feb 200865 · WF2 6JYDetached—£440,000
29 Nov 200757 · WF2 6JYDetached—£290,000
8 Jun 200747 · WF2 6JYDetached—£316,000
10 Nov 2006Grove House Farm · WF2 6JYDetached—£425,000
8 Sept 2006Rose Cottage · WF2 6PNDetached—£410,000
8 Sept 2006Rose Cottage · WF2 6PNDetached—£410,000
8 Sept 200666 · WF2 6JXDetached—£247,500
1 Jul 200543 · WF2 6JYTerraced—£185,000
28 Jan 200528 · WF2 6JUDetached—£422,500
29 Oct 200470 · WF2 6JXDetached—£420,000
28 Nov 200318 · WF2 6JUDetached—£472,000
14 Nov 200329 · WF2 6JYDetached—£490,000
13 Nov 200341 · WF2 6JYTerraced—£150,000
18 Jul 200351 · WF2 6JYDetached—£277,000

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.