WN3 6BZ
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Property report — WN3 6BZ
Open-data due diligence for WN3 6BZ and the area around it.
WN3 6BZ in brief: 66 recorded sales (£2,310–£295,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN3 6BZ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN3 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£234,513
Population
17,787
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN3 6, 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 (48 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-06 | £295,000 | 76 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2021-04-22 | £2,310 | 48 FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2021-02-05 | £215,000 | 88 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2017-12-01 | £247,000 | 78 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2016-07-04 | £192,500 | 60 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2016-02-12 | £160,000 | 92 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2015-12-14 | £159,000 | 42 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2015-12-14 | £216,000 | 32 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2015-06-25 | £220,000 | 82 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2015-05-01 | £164,000 | 68 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2014-06-27 | £155,000 | 54A FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2012-01-17 | £136,000 | 88 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2011-12-16 | £208,000 | 78 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2011-08-19 | £225,000 | 80 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2010-05-28 | £209,200 | 82 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2009-12-09 | £150,000 | 92 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2009-02-20 | £160,000 | 92 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2007-12-21 | £235,000 | 50 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2007-07-27 | £187,000 | 90 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2007-06-22 | £187,950 | 36 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2007-06-04 | £180,000 | 42 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2007-01-22 | £171,250 | 66 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2006-04-07 | £175,000 | 86 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2005-10-14 | £155,000 | 62 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2005-10-07 | £192,500 | 58 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2005-09-23 | £160,000 | 54A FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2005-04-29 | £149,950 | 42 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2004-04-23 | £164,000 | 52 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2003-06-27 | £120,000 | 64 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2002-09-26 | £125,000 | 30 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2002-06-21 | £89,950 | 40 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2002-04-30 | £118,000 | 46 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2002-03-15 | £118,000 | 48 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-09-17 | £88,450 | 86A FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-09-07 | £87,450 | 92 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-08-31 | £89,950 | 90 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-07-30 | £87,950 | 88 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-07-12 | £89,950 | 68 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-07-03 | £132,950 | 58 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-04-20 | £86,950 | 66 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-04-12 | £85,950 | 64 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-04-06 | £114,950 | 80 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-04-06 | £101,950 | 76 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-03-30 | £115,450 | 84 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-03-16 | £82,950 | 86 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-02-28 | £99,950 | 60 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-02-16 | £111,950 | 44 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-01-12 | £94,950 | 30 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-12-21 | £81,950 | 62 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-12-01 | £125,950 | 32 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-11-24 | £99,950 | 70 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-11-10 | £113,950 | 82 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-10-27 | £99,300 | 46 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-09-29 | £113,950 | 54 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-09-13 | £110,950 | 78 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-08-25 | £80,950 | 72 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-07-24 | £109,950 | 74 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-05-19 | £107,950 | 48 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-05-16 | £98,950 | 52 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-04-20 | £77,950 | 54A FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £110,950 | 38 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-03-24 | £96,450 | 34 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-02-02 | £76,950 | 56 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £76,450 | 42 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £73,950 | 40 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £73,950 | 36 FOUNDRY LANE | Detached |
66 recorded sales on WN3 6BZ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Winstanley Community Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Marus Bridge Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (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: EXTENDED ACCESS (0.4 mi) · WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES (0.4 mi) · SAXENA L (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL (4.5 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.7 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (4.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW (Grade II*) (0.3 mi) · WIGAN LODGE AND GATE PIERS TO WINSTANLEY HALL (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · STUMP OF OLD BOUNDARY CROSS IN SCHOOL YARD (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.4 mi) · GEORGE WILSON (0.8 mi) · WELL (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Pemberton (0.2 mi) · Orrell (1.7 mi) · Wigan North Western (1.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.4 mi) · Heron Foods (0.4 mi) · Lidl (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 23%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 7,159
Owned 85% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN3 6.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN3 6BZ 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 | DistrictWN3 | SectorWN3 6 | PostcodeWN3 6BZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £197,551 | £234,513 | £134,012 |
| Population | 35,188 | 17,787 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 14 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 87% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN3 6); 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.