WN7 2BU
UK › WN › WN7 › WN7 2
Property report — WN7 2BU
Open-data due diligence for WN7 2BU and the area around it.
WN7 2BU in brief: 32 recorded sales (£300–£130,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN7 2BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN7 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£185,134
Population
17,544
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN7 2, 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 (37 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | £130,000 | 44 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-06-24 | £129,700 | 38 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-08-06 | £121,000 | 18 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-11-15 | £112,500 | 50 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-05 | £94,000 | 36 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2020-09-18 | £94,000 | 44 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2019-06-07 | £4,000 | 22 MILL LANE | Other |
| 2019-01-18 | £75,000 | 42 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-02-02 | £65,000 | 40 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-11-03 | £62,000 | 42 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-10-31 | £300 | 26 MILL LANE | Other |
| 2017-06-16 | £65,000 | 52 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-05-12 | £84,000 | 46 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-12-16 | £85,000 | 50 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-11-17 | £70,000 | 28 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-02-27 | £60,000 | 50 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2011-04-27 | £86,000 | 46 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-11-21 | £80,000 | 40 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-07-31 | £74,000 | 18 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-07-28 | £65,000 | 44 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-03-31 | £64,000 | 14 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-12-19 | £72,000 | 30 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-08-19 | £71,000 | 28 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-09-27 | £30,000 | 52 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-01-07 | £19,000 | 16 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-14 | £46,000 | 8 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-03-09 | £25,635 | 52 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-07-12 | £18,000 | 14 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-03-25 | £24,500 | 40 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-22 | £34,000 | 52 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-06-17 | £15,500 | 28 MILL LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-02-01 | £24,000 | 16 MILL LANE | Terraced |
32 recorded sales on WN7 2BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Bedford High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Leigh CofE Primary School | 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: BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR (0.4 mi) · FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (5.1 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (5.1 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL (6.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ALDER MILL OFFICE, INCLUDING ENTRANCE GATE TO WEST (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BUTTS MILL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Church of St Thomas (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · PEAK PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · TIMS & PARKER PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Atherton (2.6 mi) · Hag Fold (2.8 mi) · Daisy Hill (3.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.4 mi) · Supreme Osagie Afro Caribbean Supermarket (0.5 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 7,696
Owned 64% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN7 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN7 2 (May 24–Sep 25, 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 WN7 2BU 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 | DistrictWN7 | SectorWN7 2 | PostcodeWN7 2BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £182,373 | £185,134 | £62,504 |
| Population | 59,614 | 17,544 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 2 | — | — |
| Schools | 20 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN7 2); 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.
Your next steps
Get the official title document
The HM Land Registry title register shows the legal owner, price paid and any charges or covenants. Official copy, £7.
View the title document at HM Land Registry →Compare conveyancing quotes
You've done the research — now the legal bit. Compare quotes from SRA/CLC-regulated conveyancers for WN7 2BU.
Compare conveyancing quotes →Compare removals quotes
Moving home? Get no-obligation quotes from removals firms for your move.
Compare removals quotes →We may earn a referral fee if you use our conveyancing or removals links. It never changes your price, and you are always free to choose your own provider.
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.