WN6 8DU
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Property report — WN6 8DU
Open-data due diligence for WN6 8DU and the area around it.
WN6 8DU in brief: 22 recorded sales (£25,000–£340,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN6 8DU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN6 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£200,931
Population
19,642
Crimes recorded
7
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN6 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 (20 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | £222,000 | 6 THE BEACONS | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-08 | £340,000 | 1 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2021-06-04 | £200,000 | 8 THE BEACONS | Semi-detached |
| 2020-07-10 | £200,000 | 3 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2017-03-09 | £272,000 | 9 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2016-07-25 | £164,995 | 2 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2015-09-18 | £153,000 | 2 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2014-10-17 | £145,000 | 15 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2014-09-26 | £250,000 | 7 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2010-05-28 | £215,000 | 9 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2006-01-27 | £139,000 | 6 THE BEACONS | Semi-detached |
| 2005-08-26 | £205,000 | 9 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2003-11-14 | £164,950 | 7 THE BEACONS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-04-12 | £99,950 | 13 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 2000-12-21 | £77,950 | 16 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 1999-07-30 | £84,950 | 7 THE BEACONS | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-30 | £25,000 | 7 THE BEACONS | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-21 | £88,500 | 11 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 1998-03-31 | £58,000 | 4 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 1996-10-04 | £56,950 | 2 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 1996-09-27 | £50,005 | 4 THE BEACONS | Detached |
| 1995-07-14 | £80,000 | 13 THE BEACONS | Detached |
22 recorded sales on WN6 8DU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shevington Vale Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Shevington High School | 1.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Millbrook Primary School | 1.4 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: SHEVINGTON SURGERY (0.7 mi) · STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.3 mi) · ASHURST PRIMARY CARE (2.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (0.9 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (0.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: STATION HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SPRING BANK (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · SKULL HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: APPLEY BRIDGE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · SHEVINGTON COMMUNITY PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Appley Bridge (0.2 mi) · Gathurst (1.5 mi) · Parbold (2.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (2.1 mi) · Aldi (2.2 mi) · Premier (2.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 8,660
Owned 70% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN6 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN6 8 (Aug 24–Feb 26, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN6 8DU 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 | DistrictWN6 | SectorWN6 8 | PostcodeWN6 8DU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £238,546 | £200,931 | £149,648 |
| Population | 54,002 | 19,642 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 7 | — | — |
| Schools | 19 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN6 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.