WA3 1HW
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Property report — WA3 1HW
Open-data due diligence for WA3 1HW and the area around it.
WA3 1HW in brief: 25 recorded sales (£220–£380,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA3 1HW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA3 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£301,570
Population
16,320
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
73%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA3 1, 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 (19 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | £380,000 | 38 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2022-11-11 | £375,000 | 16 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2022-11-10 | £299,995 | 19 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-10-14 | £291,000 | 18 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2021-06-28 | £220 | 1 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Other |
| 2021-05-14 | £365,000 | 3 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2021-03-26 | £235,000 | 9 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2021-03-19 | £250,000 | 21 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-02-19 | £210,000 | 1 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2020-11-13 | £193,000 | 26 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2018-09-21 | £220,000 | 34 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-30 | £239,000 | 14 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-18 | £249,950 | 20 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2016-04-15 | £310,000 | 7 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2014-09-12 | £183,000 | 17 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-10-31 | £153,000 | 30 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2011-11-15 | £147,000 | 20 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2008-01-28 | £233,000 | 14 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-25 | £175,000 | 16 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2004-02-20 | £143,000 | 22 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 2001-07-27 | £99,950 | 34 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-12 | £118,000 | 10 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
| 1998-09-17 | £60,000 | 32 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-01 | £55,000 | 34 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-03-02 | £72,000 | 28 COTSWOLD AVENUE | Detached |
25 recorded sales on WA3 1HW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lowton West Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lowton Junior and Infant School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Golborne High School | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2023) |
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: LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY (0.6 mi) · BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY (0.7 mi) · SLAG LANE MC (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEWTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL LEARNING DISABILITY (2.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST. LUKE (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · VILLAGE STOCKS AGAINST ST. LUKE'S CHURCHYARD WALL (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · SUNDIAL ADJACENT TO WEST ENTRANCE OF CHURCH OF ST. LUKE (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.7 mi) · GPHARMACY DIRECT (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Newton-le-Willows (1.9 mi) · Earlestown (2.8 mi) · Bryn (3.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Go Local (0.2 mi) · Co-op Food (0.6 mi) · Lidl (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 6,806
Owned 78% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA3 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA3 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA3 1HW 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 | DistrictWA3 | SectorWA3 1 | PostcodeWA3 1HW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £266,184 | £301,570 | £202,285 |
| Population | 63,091 | 16,320 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 94 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 24 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 73% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 81% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA3 1); 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 1 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.