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WN3 5BX

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Property report — WN3 5BX

Open-data due diligence for WN3 5BX and the area around it.

WN3 5BX in brief: 37 recorded sales (£27,295–£212,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN3 5BX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN3 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£175,655

sector WN3 5 · 159 sales

Population

14,240

sector WN3 5

Crimes recorded

1

sector WN3 5 · Apr 26

Schools

5

sector WN3 5

Flood risk

Low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

97%

sector WN3 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £40,983, median £40,250 (164 sales)1996: mean £42,909, median £42,000 (168 sales)1997: mean £42,043, median £40,000 (191 sales)1998: mean £41,970, median £42,725 (184 sales)1999: mean £41,772, median £41,250 (166 sales)2000: mean £42,486, median £42,825 (172 sales)2001: mean £46,988, median £45,000 (175 sales)2002: mean £56,981, median £54,000 (229 sales)2003: mean £67,049, median £62,500 (195 sales)2004: mean £86,595, median £79,000 (144 sales)2005: mean £100,011, median £100,000 (162 sales)2006: mean £106,908, median £102,500 (200 sales)2007: mean £114,561, median £112,000 (164 sales)2008: mean £109,364, median £114,950 (103 sales)2009: mean £98,967, median £96,000 (63 sales)2010: mean £99,957, median £99,600 (74 sales)2011: mean £100,666, median £105,000 (75 sales)2012: mean £98,395, median £97,000 (80 sales)2013: mean £109,631, median £115,000 (129 sales)2014: mean £112,607, median £117,000 (181 sales)2015: mean £150,807, median £121,500 (144 sales)2016: mean £155,043, median £124,975 (182 sales)2017: mean £113,955, median £115,750 (156 sales)2018: mean £113,174, median £108,000 (137 sales)2019: mean £115,279, median £114,500 (154 sales)2020: mean £131,416, median £125,000 (116 sales)2021: mean £147,025, median £142,000 (187 sales)2022: mean £161,368, median £150,000 (143 sales)2023: mean £164,418, median £140,000 (125 sales)2024: mean £175,655, median £170,000 (159 sales)2025: mean £182,597, median £165,000 (177 sales)2026: mean £177,838, median £164,500 (34 sales)1995: mean £40,983, median £40,250 (164 sales)1996: mean £42,909, median £42,000 (168 sales)1997: mean £42,043, median £40,000 (191 sales)1998: mean £41,970, median £42,725 (184 sales)1999: mean £41,772, median £41,250 (166 sales)2000: mean £42,486, median £42,825 (172 sales)2001: mean £46,988, median £45,000 (175 sales)2002: mean £56,981, median £54,000 (229 sales)2003: mean £67,049, median £62,500 (195 sales)2004: mean £86,595, median £79,000 (144 sales)2005: mean £100,011, median £100,000 (162 sales)2006: mean £106,908, median £102,500 (200 sales)2007: mean £114,561, median £112,000 (164 sales)2008: mean £109,364, median £114,950 (103 sales)2009: mean £98,967, median £96,000 (63 sales)2010: mean £99,957, median £99,600 (74 sales)2011: mean £100,666, median £105,000 (75 sales)2012: mean £98,395, median £97,000 (80 sales)2013: mean £109,631, median £115,000 (129 sales)2014: mean £112,607, median £117,000 (181 sales)2015: mean £150,807, median £121,500 (144 sales)2016: mean £155,043, median £124,975 (182 sales)2017: mean £113,955, median £115,750 (156 sales)2018: mean £113,174, median £108,000 (137 sales)2019: mean £115,279, median £114,500 (154 sales)2020: mean £131,416, median £125,000 (116 sales)2021: mean £147,025, median £142,000 (187 sales)2022: mean £161,368, median £150,000 (143 sales)2023: mean £164,418, median £140,000 (125 sales)2024: mean £175,655, median £170,000 (159 sales)2025: mean £182,597, median £165,000 (177 sales)2026: mean £177,838, median £164,500 (34 sales) MeanMedian £182,597 £40,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in WN3 5, 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 (34 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-03-07£160,0009 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2024-09-20£158,5002 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2024-07-24£185,0003 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2023-09-22£212,0008 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2023-08-11£170,00026 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2021-09-23£145,00019 ST JAMES GROVEDetached
2021-09-03£129,0001 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2020-12-10£128,0002 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2019-02-15£120,0006 ST JAMES GROVEDetached
2016-11-25£77,0002 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2015-08-21£105,00024 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2014-10-21£95,00015 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2014-03-28£116,5003 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2009-06-18£78,00022 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2009-02-25£130,0003 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2008-05-29£105,00024 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2008-04-11£100,00026 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2007-04-26£106,9502 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2006-10-19£108,0003 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2005-03-24£95,00024 ST JAMES GROVEDetached
2004-02-23£75,0009 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2004-02-06£82,00015 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2003-10-31£72,00024 ST JAMES GROVEDetached
2003-06-27£69,9504 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2002-05-03£66,95025 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2001-10-30£45,00027 ST JAMES GROVEDetached
2001-03-02£46,00023 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2000-11-24£46,25023 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
2000-06-16£44,00018 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
1999-12-22£43,00015 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
1998-08-25£42,5007 ST JAMES GROVETerraced
1998-04-09£43,00013 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
1998-02-20£48,50010 ST JAMES GROVETerraced
1997-07-25£45,66023 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
1997-06-27£43,00023 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
1995-10-13£40,00014 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached
1995-06-30£27,29528 ST JAMES GROVESemi-detached

37 recorded sales on WN3 5BX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St James' Church of England Primary School0.7 miPrimaryReport card →
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School0.7 miPrimaryReport card →
Britannia Bridge Primary School0.7 miPrimaryGood (2023)
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan0.7 miPrimaryGood (2023)
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College0.7 miSecondaryReport card →
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.8 miPrimaryReport 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: ZAMAN (0.6 mi) · KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE (0.6 mi)

Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.8 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (4.8 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (4.8 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST JAMES WITH ST THOMAS (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · Swan Meadow works western mill number 3, Eckersley Mills (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · LOCK 23 ON LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BLUNDELL'S PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · BOOTS (0.7 mi)

Nearest stations: Wigan North Western (0.5 mi) · Wigan Wallgate (0.6 mi) · Ince (Manchester) (1.0 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.6 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi) · Asda (0.8 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
42
One-person households
32%
Households with children
27%
Households
6,231

Owned 64% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WN3 5.

Recorded crime trend

Jun 24: 1 crimesMar 25: 1 crimesApr 25: 1 crimesApr 26: 1 crimes Apr 26: 1 crimes 1 1 Jun 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in WN3 5 (Jun 24–Apr 26, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for WN3 5BX: Low — 6 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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 DistrictWN3 SectorWN3 5 PostcodeWN3 5BX
Average sold price£197,551£175,655£92,001
Population35,18814,240
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)6/105/10
Crimes recorded11
Schools145
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband91%97%100%
Superfast broadband99%100%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN3 5); 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.