WN7 5AH
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Property report — WN7 5AH
Open-data due diligence for WN7 5AH and the area around it.
WN7 5AH in brief: 28 recorded sales (£15,000–£350,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN7 5AH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN7 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£176,070
Population
23,502
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
5
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
100%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN7 5, 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 (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | £350,000 | METHODIST CHURCH WIGAN ROAD | Other |
| 2024-07-05 | £117,000 | 6 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-11-04 | £153,000 | 8 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-03-28 | £90,000 | 12 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-03-30 | £72,500 | 8 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-05-04 | £54,000 | 8 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-12-14 | £70,000 | 14 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-05-18 | £83,000 | 6 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-04-25 | £50,000 | 20 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-05-18 | £45,000 | 6 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-10-31 | £70,000 | 28 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-10-31 | £43,000 | 30 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-01-06 | £47,000 | 2 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-10-01 | £70,000 | 28 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-07-16 | £57,500 | 28 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-02-27 | £69,000 | 2 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-02-10 | £115,000 | 38 WIGAN ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-20 | £66,500 | 12 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-10-10 | £30,000 | 6 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-07-05 | £28,000 | 20 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-07-05 | £28,000 | 20 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-08-17 | £21,250 | 16 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-08-17 | £21,250 | 16 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-01-28 | £16,750 | 6 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-02-16 | £31,000 | 14 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-08-08 | £31,500 | 26 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-10-25 | £32,000 | 6 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-04-28 | £15,000 | 6 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
28 recorded sales on WN7 5AH. 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 | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Leigh Central Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Leigh CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Leigh St John's CofE Primary | 0.6 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: LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE (0.6 mi) · WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.9 mi) · OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEWTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (5.6 mi) · BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (5.7 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (5.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST PETER (Grade II*) (0.2 mi) · WESTLEIGH WAR MEMORIAL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BOUNDARY WALLS, GATES AND GATE PIERS TO SOUTH, WEST AND EAST OF CHURCH OF ST. MARY (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Hag Fold (2.9 mi) · Daisy Hill (2.9 mi) · Atherton (3.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.3 mi) · Aldi (0.4 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 10,196
Owned 59% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN7 5.
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 5 | PostcodeWN7 5AH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £182,373 | £176,070 | £67,045 |
| Population | 59,614 | 23,502 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 2 | — | — |
| Schools | 20 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 100% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN7 5); 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.