WN6 8RS
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Property report — WN6 8RS
Open-data due diligence for WN6 8RS and the area around it.
WN6 8RS in brief: 29 recorded sales (£23,500–£460,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN6 8RS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | £460,000 | 181 BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2024-09-27 | £160,000 | 94 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2020-11-03 | £148,000 | 112 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-05-25 | £147,500 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2016-05-27 | £152,500 | 88 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2016-05-04 | £90,000 | 122 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-10-01 | £145,000 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2013-09-12 | £245,000 | 181 BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2013-01-11 | £129,000 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2010-03-29 | £133,950 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-09-23 | £130,000 | 110 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-08-17 | £247,500 | 181 BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2008-04-09 | £130,000 | 94 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-05 | £120,000 | 88 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-03-11 | £122,350 | 120 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-12 | £80,000 | 120 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-06-02 | £149,498 | 90 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-11-12 | £130,000 | 110 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-07-30 | £23,500 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-01-24 | £80,500 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-07-25 | £65,500 | 110 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-07-13 | £63,500 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-02-23 | £59,950 | 92 BACK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-15 | £48,500 | 90 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-29 | £47,500 | 118 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 1997-02-12 | £97,000 | 181 BACK LANE | Detached |
| 1996-01-26 | £48,000 | 112 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-10-06 | £48,500 | 106 BACK LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-06-30 | £41,000 | 118 BACK LANE | Terraced |
29 recorded sales on WN6 8RS. 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) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shevington High School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Standish Community High School | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 1.1 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: SHEVINGTON SURGERY (0.9 mi) · STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.7 mi) · COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (0.5 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST JOSEPH AND ATTACHED PRESBYTERY (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · TERRACE RETAINING WALL TO SOUTH AND EAST OF WRIGHTINGTON HALL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: APPLEY BRIDGE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · SHEVINGTON COMMUNITY PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Appley Bridge (1.0 mi) · Gathurst (1.9 mi) · Parbold (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (1.4 mi) · Aldi (1.5 mi) · Co-op Food (2.8 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 8RS 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 8RS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £238,546 | £200,931 | £122,198 |
| 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.