- SRA number
- 514018
- Authorisation
- Recognised sole practice
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2015
- Organisation type
- Recognised sole practice, authorised
- Constitution
- Sole practitioner
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Oldham OL4 2RD
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 5: Residential property, Children, Wills and trusts, Family, Probate
- Website (SRA record)
- johnbirkby.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 0161 626 5686
- SRA firms in Oldham
- 49 (20 residential property)
John Birkby & Co is a recognised sole practice authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2015 and recorded under SRA number 514018. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at 150 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 2RD. Its constitution is recorded as sole practitioner.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 5 areas of law: Residential property, Children, Wills and trusts, Family and Probate. Because residential property is among them, the SRA Transparency Rules require the firm to publish its conveyancing prices on its own website, johnbirkby.co.uk, where its fees page has not yet been checked by this site.
The head office postcode OL4 2RD falls within Oldham (North West), where the SRA register lists 49 authorised firms with a practising office, 20 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Equity Law Chambers (800 m, Oldham), 3K Law LTD (900 m, Oldham), Longfords Solicitors (900 m, Oldham), Inaaya Solicitors Limited (1.2 km, Oldham) and Cabe Solicitors Limited (1.3 km, Oldham). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
The SRA records the firm's constitution as sole practitioner, a structure with no Companies House registration, so there is no company record to cross-reference; the SRA authorisation record is the only public register entry for the firm.
Across England and Wales this site's verified conveyancing legal fee for a purchase averages £1,575 (range £1,200 to £2,500) plus VAT, before disbursements. Read the firm's published prices against that band rather than the headline figure alone.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 150 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 2RDDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Oldham | 0161 626 5686 |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Because John Birkby & Co reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. Look for a fees page at johnbirkby.co.uk or ask the firm for the figures in writing. Compare against the national average of £1,575 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
John Birkby & Co in gold at Oldham OL4 2RD, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Oldham district outline (ONS E08000004).
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Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Equity Law Chambers · Oldham800 m
- 3K Law LTD · Oldham · residential property900 m
- Longfords Solicitors · Oldham · residential property900 m
- Inaaya Solicitors Limited · Oldham1.2 km
- Cabe Solicitors Limited · Oldham1.3 km
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 15 September 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.