L40 2RF
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Property report — L40 2RF
Open-data due diligence for L40 2RF and the area around it.
L40 2RF in brief: 31 recorded sales (£71,500–£765,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L40 2RF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L40 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£677,015
Population
4,688
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
58%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in L40 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (6 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-08 | £765,000 | 15 RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2023-05-02 | £433,000 | 13 RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-14 | £400,000 | 10 RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2022-06-17 | £300,000 | 12 RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-04-01 | £460,000 | 10 RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-03-02 | £240,000 | 15 RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2021-02-02 | £638,750 | RIDLEY COTTAGE RIDLEY LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-01-07 | £410,000 | THE LONGCROFT ORCHARD RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2020-12-04 | £490,000 | RIDLEY HOUSE RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2020-09-15 | £140,000 | 15A RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-12-13 | £435,000 | GODWIT COTTAGE RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-20 | £760,000 | THE LONG CROFT RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2018-01-11 | £380,000 | LYNDHURST RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2017-03-03 | £450,000 | ASHWORTH NOOK RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2016-11-18 | £80,000 | SPRINGFIELD FARM RIDLEY LANE | Other |
| 2015-10-19 | £180,000 | 13 RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-24 | £130,000 | 15A RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-11-04 | £350,000 | GODWIT COTTAGE RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-02-08 | £410,000 | RIDLEY HOUSE RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2013-02-04 | £300,000 | 10 RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-03-12 | £261,000 | LYNDHURST RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2012-02-03 | £217,000 | GLENCROFT RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-02-27 | £660,000 | SILVER SPRINGS RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2005-12-16 | £190,000 | 10 RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-26 | £315,000 | GLENWAY RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2003-10-29 | £140,000 | 15 RIDLEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-23 | £175,000 | HAWARDEN HOUSE RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-01-31 | £142,000 | GODWIT COTTAGE RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-06-08 | £71,500 | HAWARDEN HOUSE RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £187,000 | RIDLEY HOUSE RIDLEY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-03-10 | £211,500 | RIDLEY COTTAGE RIDLEY LANE | Terraced |
31 recorded sales on L40 2RF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley | 0.2 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Eccleston Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PARBOLD SURGERY (2.6 mi) · THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON (2.6 mi) · COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE (3.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.0 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (3.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, WITH ATTACHED PRESBYTERY (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BLUE STONE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BARN STABLES GRANARY ETC ENCLOSING SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF YARD AT BARRETS HOUSE FARM (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: FISHLOCKS PHARMACY (1.7 mi) · J HALTON (2.6 mi) · RUFFORD PHARMACY (2.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Rufford (2.4 mi) · Parbold (2.6 mi) · Hoscar (3.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (3.6 mi) · Tesco (4.1 mi) · Spar (4.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 1,908
Owned 72% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for L40 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in L40 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for L40 2RF in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictL40 | SectorL40 2 | PostcodeL40 2RF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £339,044 | £677,015 | £332,960 |
| Population | 35,764 | 4,688 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 87 | 2 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 58% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L40 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 3 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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