Property market | £207,935 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (12.0 miles) | |
Broadband | 58.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 86.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 13.9% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 160 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 403 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Calder Valley level) | |
Community | Median age is 42.2 | Population of 11,195 | Happiness is Above Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Calderdale) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (20 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (43 mins) - York (46 mins) | |
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£207,935 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (12.0 miles) | |
58.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 42.2 | 11,195 | Happiness is Above Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 160 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 403 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Calder Valley level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Calderdale) | |
- Leeds (20 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (43 mins) - York (46 mins) | |
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Brighouse has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Morrisons Daily Penine, Waitrose at Harts Head Moor West. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Armytage Arms, Black Horse Inn. We found one nearby restaurant: A Perfect Blend Yorkshire. Brighouse has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Brighouse has had a steep increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £344,627, which is up 0.5% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £207,935 (up 0.4% on last year) , a terraced house £154,042 (down -0.4% on last year) and a flat £118,724. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £501 per month. Property prices in Brighouse are similar to the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Brighouse, prices have risen much slower than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Calderdale level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Brighouse, or click here to browse the longer list of Brighouse property transactions from 2023.
Brighouse has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Mill Cottage Montessori School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2017. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Mill Cottage Montessori School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Woodhouse Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Whitcliffe Mount School | Secondary school Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/4/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Brighouse | |
Woodhouse Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/18/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Brighouse | |
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/15/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Liversedge | |
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/1/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Brighouse | |
St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/6/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Huddersfield | |
Mill Cottage Montessori School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (10/03/2022) | Ofsted Report Link | Brighouse | |
Whitcliffe Mount School Save school | Secondary school Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | Cleckheaton |
School | Type |
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St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/4/2014) |
Woodhouse Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/18/2021) |
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/15/2016) |
Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/1/2013) |
St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/6/2018) |
Mill Cottage Montessori School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (10/03/2022) |
Whitcliffe Mount School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school |
Station | Distance from Brighouse | Commute options |
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Brighouse A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (45 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 64 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 70 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 164 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (179 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Deighton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Leeds (34 mins - TransPennine Express - £119 monthly fare) View details - York (60 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 62 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 163 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Low Moor A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +16% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Leeds (33 mins - Northern Trains - £111 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 66 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 82 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 162 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Mirfield A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Leeds (28 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (56 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 71 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 157 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (170 mins - Grand Central) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 178 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details |
Huddersfield A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (27 mins - TransPennine Express - £134 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (47 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (52 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 149 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 177 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Ravensthorpe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Leeds (26 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (52 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 69 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Calderdale) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Calderdale residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 86.1% | 81.7% |
Asian | 10.5% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.9% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.8% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.7% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Calder Valley consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.8% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.4% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 14.7% | 160 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 22.7% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 10.7% | |
Routine occupations | 11.9% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.4% | 403 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Yorkshire is average (69mbps). Brighouse is slower than this, with average download speeds of 58.2mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Brighouse level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 58.2 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 92.2% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the Calderdale level:
Type | Calderdale | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 124 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 18 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 55 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Brighouse.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | Batley Beck, Chickenley Beck, Lands Beck, River Spen, Blacup Beck | The River Spen, Blacup Beck, Lands Beck and Canker Dyke in Cleckheaton and Liversedge, Batley Beck from Birstall to Dewsbury, and Chickenley Beck |
Yorkshire | River Calder, Walsden Water, Hebden Water | River Calder and its tributaries from Todmorden to Brighouse |
Yorkshire | River Calder | River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike |
Yorkshire | River Calder | Nun Bank Hotel and pub and Robin Hood's Cottage on Wakefield Road |
Yorkshire | River Calder | Central Brighouse including Atlas Mill Road, Briggate, Mill Lane, Commercial Street, Armytage Road, Birds Royd Lane, Foundry Street, River Street, Cliffe Road, Bethel Street and Ganny Lock |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Brighouse, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 | 17.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 15.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Brighouse, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
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