WN5 8LR
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Property report — WN5 8LR
Open-data due diligence for WN5 8LR and the area around it.
WN5 8LR in brief: 53 recorded sales (£300–£265,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN5 8LR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£221,949
Population
21,922
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN5 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 (42 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | £190,000 | 9 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2025-01-17 | £257,000 | 51 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-14 | £204,000 | 53 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-27 | £300 | 45 EAST MOUNT | Other |
| 2022-07-22 | £245,000 | 21 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2021-10-08 | £227,500 | 1B EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 2021-05-14 | £200,000 | 39 EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 2020-11-05 | £221,500 | 3 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-10 | £163,000 | 47 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-05-12 | £160,000 | 25 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-15 | £185,000 | 15 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-06 | £140,000 | 27 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2019-07-05 | £175,000 | 41 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2019-03-01 | £150,000 | 14 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-13 | £89,000 | 17 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-09 | £140,000 | 31 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2018-08-31 | £178,500 | 21 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2018-07-31 | £141,000 | 43 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2018-03-29 | £160,000 | 41 EAST MOUNT | Other |
| 2018-03-29 | £160,000 | 41 EAST MOUNT | Other |
| 2017-12-19 | £160,000 | 3 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2017-04-04 | £154,000 | 11 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-20 | £200,000 | 1A EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 2016-11-25 | £160,000 | 51 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2016-10-19 | £157,000 | 18 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2016-02-25 | £162,950 | 10 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2015-12-01 | £153,000 | 1 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2015-08-20 | £90,000 | 10 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2015-03-27 | £148,000 | 1B EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2015-03-06 | £131,500 | 7 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-01-23 | £141,000 | 8 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2014-07-18 | £189,950 | 37 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2014-04-22 | £150,000 | 1B EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2013-10-22 | £125,000 | 45 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-22 | £115,000 | 11 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-22 | £115,000 | 11 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2011-06-28 | £91,000 | 9 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2011-04-07 | £125,000 | 13 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2008-09-03 | £265,000 | 1A EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 2007-11-09 | £220,000 | 1 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2006-05-26 | £165,000 | 2 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 2005-11-25 | £171,000 | 20 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2005-06-24 | £156,000 | 11A EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 2004-04-30 | £112,000 | 3 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-14 | £176,000 | 1A EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 2003-06-06 | £134,000 | 39 EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 2001-09-12 | £73,000 | 27 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 1998-11-27 | £68,000 | 25 EAST MOUNT | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-17 | £70,000 | 37 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 1997-07-28 | £59,950 | 21 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 1996-12-12 | £53,000 | 19 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
| 1996-06-28 | £93,000 | 11A EAST MOUNT | Detached |
| 1995-07-28 | £55,500 | 49 EAST MOUNT | Terraced |
53 recorded sales on WN5 8LR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Catholic High School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Dean Trust Wigan | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Orrell Holgate Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell | 0.9 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: BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · PEMBERTON SURGERY (1.2 mi) · NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.7 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (3.7 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (3.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE MOUNT PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · TRINITY TREES (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · THE NUNNERY (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (0.3 mi) · BRADSHAW STREET PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · WELL (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Orrell (0.6 mi) · Pemberton (1.2 mi) · Gathurst (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Premier (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food (0.6 mi) · Lidl (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 9,519
Owned 74% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN5 8LR 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 | DistrictWN5 | SectorWN5 8 | PostcodeWN5 8LR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £201,366 | £221,949 | £147,673 |
| Population | 51,369 | 21,922 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 22 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN5 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.