WN2 4EL
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Property report — WN2 4EL
Open-data due diligence for WN2 4EL and the area around it.
WN2 4EL in brief: 31 recorded sales (£9,000–£255,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN2 4EL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN2 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£187,730
Population
26,005
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
8
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN2 4, 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 (51 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | £154,000 | 19 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-04-26 | £148,000 | 33 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-12 | £210,000 | 12 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-08 | £255,000 | 20 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-01-19 | £100,000 | 25 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-12-04 | £118,000 | 21 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-06 | £100,000 | 15 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-06-28 | £135,000 | 21 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-24 | £165,000 | 12 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-29 | £132,500 | 13 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-29 | £145,000 | 18 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-02-07 | £90,000 | 27 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-10-22 | £112,995 | 29 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-10 | £110,000 | 23 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-10-01 | £110,000 | 2 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-01-18 | £90,000 | 23 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-12-07 | £124,000 | 2 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-03 | £108,500 | 25 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-07-12 | £115,000 | 35 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-09-02 | £93,000 | 12 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-12-13 | £66,000 | 11 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-25 | £74,000 | 13 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-28 | £95,000 | 20 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-12-15 | £49,000 | 6 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-11-17 | £54,100 | 10 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-02 | £48,000 | 29 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-23 | £48,000 | 13 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-11-21 | £9,000 | 11 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-10 | £44,000 | 29 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-05 | £35,000 | 6 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-24 | £29,000 | 23 GREENFIELDS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
31 recorded sales on WN2 4EL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Outwood Academy Hindley | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Hindley Junior and Infant School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley | 1.0 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: PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · DR TUN & PARTNERS (1.0 mi) · DR AHMAD & PTNRS (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.8 mi) · THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HIGHER BARN FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · SWALLOWS BARN (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BORSDANE AVENUE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · WELL (0.6 mi) · TRAYNERS CHEMIST (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Hindley (0.6 mi) · Daisy Hill (1.9 mi) · Westhoughton (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.4 mi) · Asda (0.6 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 10,707
Owned 69% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN2 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN2 4 (Jan 25–Jan 26, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 | DistrictWN2 | SectorWN2 4 | PostcodeWN2 4EL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £185,014 | £187,730 | £102,164 |
| Population | 68,916 | 26,005 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 2 | — | — |
| Schools | 26 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN2 4); 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 30 June 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.