WN7 4QE
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Property report — WN7 4QE
Open-data due diligence for WN7 4QE and the area around it.
WN7 4QE in brief: 56 recorded sales (£8,000–£370,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN7 4QE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN7 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£154,245
Population
17,486
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
4
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN7 4, 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 (32 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | £145,000 | 147 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-10-14 | £370,000 | 153 PLANK LANE | Other |
| 2025-07-11 | £145,000 | 62B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-10-30 | £136,000 | 104B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-09-13 | £115,000 | 137 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-08-08 | £120,000 | 52B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2023-07-25 | £181,500 | 167 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-11-23 | £66,000 | 100B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-04-09 | £144,950 | 169 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-15 | £144,950 | 167 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-09 | £150,000 | 159 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-03 | £150,000 | 163 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-02-26 | £150,000 | 171 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-02-12 | £150,000 | 165 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-01-15 | £144,950 | 161 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2019-11-25 | £100,000 | 50B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-02-27 | £80,000 | 98B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-06-01 | £90,000 | 62B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2016-10-28 | £115,000 | 135 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-10 | £83,000 | 50B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2011-08-12 | £60,000 | 147 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2010-12-10 | £50,000 | 52B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-05-13 | £40,000 | 135 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-02-08 | £86,000 | 137 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-06-07 | £59,995 | 102B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-05-31 | £124,000 | 42B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-02-03 | £52,000 | 68B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-08-26 | £70,000 | 62B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-06-16 | £58,000 | 106B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-10-21 | £55,000 | 62B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-08-24 | £80,000 | 147 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-05-07 | £40,000 | 98B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-12-16 | £32,000 | 100B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-14 | £45,000 | 54B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-11 | £30,000 | 50B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-02-12 | £31,000 | 145 PLANK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-11 | £33,500 | 102B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-12-20 | £24,950 | 62B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-12-06 | £32,500 | 139 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-12-06 | £25,000 | 54B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-10-14 | £26,000 | 58B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-10-11 | £17,000 | 102B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-30 | £29,500 | 104B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £22,000 | 151 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-13 | £17,000 | 104B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-05-03 | £19,000 | 58B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-02-08 | £17,500 | 149 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-08-14 | £15,250 | 151 PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-09-26 | £11,880 | 100B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-05-26 | £10,000 | 62B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-02-05 | £28,500 | 98B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-02-18 | £13,000 | 100B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 1997-09-05 | £11,000 | 100B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 1997-02-07 | £8,000 | 58B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-05-25 | £24,500 | 100B PLANK LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-03-31 | £18,000 | 145 PLANK LANE | Semi-detached |
56 recorded sales on WN7 4QE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gilded Hollins Community School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Newton Westpark Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Bickershaw CofE Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Leigh Central Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE (0.9 mi) · SLAG LANE MC (1.5 mi) · WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEWTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (4.8 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL (5.0 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL LEARNING DISABILITY (5.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WESTLEIGH WAR MEMORIAL (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · CHURCH OF ST PETER (Grade II*) (0.6 mi) · BYROM HALL (Grade II) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY WIGAN ROAD (1.2 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Daisy Hill (3.4 mi) · Hindley (3.5 mi) · Hag Fold (3.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.1 mi) · The Food Warehouse (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 38%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 7,883
Owned 54% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN7 4.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 4 | PostcodeWN7 4QE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £182,373 | £154,245 | £73,186 |
| Population | 59,614 | 17,486 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 2 | — | — |
| Schools | 20 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN7 4); 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.