WN4 8XY
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Property report — WN4 8XY
Open-data due diligence for WN4 8XY and the area around it.
WN4 8XY in brief: 58 recorded sales (£48,950–£195,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN4 8XY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN4 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£246,886
Population
12,905
Crimes recorded
20
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN4 8, 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 (24 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-30 | £184,000 | 7 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-22 | £167,500 | 2 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-27 | £129,000 | 22 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-01-29 | £195,000 | 30 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-01-22 | £132,000 | 10 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-29 | £125,000 | 2 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-11-23 | £163,000 | 30 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-11-06 | £130,000 | 8 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-05-28 | £145,500 | 7 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-16 | £115,000 | 18 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-02-01 | £125,000 | 12 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-04 | £133,000 | 7 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-04 | £192,500 | 15 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-03-31 | £110,000 | 26 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-02-24 | £136,000 | 14 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-02-07 | £118,000 | 10 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-15 | £166,000 | 32 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-08-26 | £105,000 | 20 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2005-04-08 | £136,000 | 2 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-18 | £125,000 | 4 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-01-21 | £125,000 | 7 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-26 | £120,000 | 19 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-10-10 | £105,000 | 6 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-09-12 | £105,000 | 12 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-18 | £100,000 | 16 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-23 | £115,000 | 32 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-04-02 | £150,000 | 15 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-04-02 | £100,000 | 3 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-25 | £91,000 | 14 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-18 | £92,000 | 6 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £69,950 | 19 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-19 | £66,500 | 17 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-23 | £58,000 | 10 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-16 | £49,950 | 20 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-02-26 | £48,950 | 26 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-09-18 | £50,950 | 22 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-09-16 | £50,950 | 24 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-09-04 | £50,950 | 28 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-08-28 | £50,950 | 18 ELTHAM CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-06-26 | £55,450 | 19 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-07 | £75,450 | 30 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-04-30 | £55,450 | 17 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-04-24 | £80,450 | 15 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-04-01 | £55,450 | 14 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-27 | £55,450 | 7 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-02-27 | £54,950 | 16 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-02-27 | £54,950 | 6 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-02-13 | £54,950 | 9 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-30 | £54,950 | 8 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-18 | £79,950 | 1 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-12-16 | £61,950 | 32 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-11-14 | £59,950 | 11 ELTHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-11-14 | £49,500 | 12 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-31 | £49,500 | 10 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-28 | £54,950 | 3 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-26 | £54,950 | 5 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-06-19 | £53,750 | 4 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-05-29 | £53,750 | 2 ELTHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
58 recorded sales on WN4 8XY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| R L Hughes Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Cansfield High School | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
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: MEDICENTRE (0.7 mi) · BRYN STREET SURGERY (0.7 mi) · SSP HEALTH LIMITED ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEWTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL (4.2 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL LEARNING DISABILITY (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: RAILINGS APPROXIMATELY 22 METRES LONG TO GARDEN OF NUMBER 60 (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · CHURCH OF ST THOMAS (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.6 mi) · J MORRIS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Bryn (1.2 mi) · Garswood (2.0 mi) · Newton-le-Willows (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.6 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.6 mi) · Heron Foods (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 5,390
Owned 73% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN4 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN4 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 21/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN4 8XY 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 | DistrictWN4 | SectorWN4 8 | PostcodeWN4 8XY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £227,004 | £246,886 | £95,662 |
| Population | 36,690 | 12,905 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 20 | — | — |
| Schools | 15 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN4 8); 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.