WN3 5BY
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Property report — WN3 5BY
Open-data due diligence for WN3 5BY and the area around it.
WN3 5BY in brief: 11 recorded sales (£35,000–£165,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN3 5BY 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
Population
14,240
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
5
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (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
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-13 | £165,000 | 3 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-27 | £129,000 | 3 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-21 | £134,995 | 2 WESTLOCK | Detached |
| 2008-02-05 | £114,950 | 7 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-07 | £134,950 | 2 WESTLOCK | Detached |
| 2006-02-24 | £123,000 | 3 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-25 | £50,500 | 1 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-07 | £46,000 | 7 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-31 | £35,000 | 5 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-11 | £44,500 | 9 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-22 | £40,000 | 7 WESTLOCK | Semi-detached |
11 recorded sales on WN3 5BY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Bridge Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 0.8 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: ZAMAN (0.7 mi) · KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE (0.7 mi) · MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE (0.7 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*) (0.2 mi) · COTTAGE ADJOINING HENHURST LOCK WITH ATTACHED STABLE TO REAR (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · LOCK 23 ON LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BLUNDELL'S PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · BOOTS (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Wigan North Western (0.4 mi) · Wigan Wallgate (0.5 mi) · Ince (Manchester) (1.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.6 mi) · Aldi (0.8 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
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
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 5BY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £197,551 | £175,655 | £92,536 |
| Population | 35,188 | 14,240 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 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 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.