WN8 7AL
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Property report — WN8 7AL
Open-data due diligence for WN8 7AL and the area around it.
WN8 7AL in brief: 28 recorded sales (£103,000–£670,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN8 7AL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN8 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£436,925
Population
10,708
Crimes recorded
4
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN8 7, 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 (14 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | £510,000 | 20 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2025-09-19 | £635,000 | 29 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2024-06-14 | £650,000 | 12 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-07-29 | £558,000 | 14A CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-06-17 | £215,000 | 22 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-30 | £326,500 | 28 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £670,000 | 32 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2019-10-07 | £400,000 | 20 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-18 | £250,000 | 24 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-02-02 | £475,000 | 14A CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2017-02-01 | £171,000 | 22 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-09 | £356,500 | 27 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-12-12 | £390,000 | 29 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-03-09 | £342,000 | 20 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-04 | £435,000 | 18 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-02-19 | £218,000 | 24 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-16 | £600,000 | 16 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2009-07-16 | £182,500 | 22 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-02 | £240,000 | 24 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-01-24 | £179,000 | 22 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-25 | £335,000 | 20 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-22 | £172,500 | 27 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-11-01 | £130,000 | 24 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-29 | £275,000 | 18 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-05-26 | £183,000 | 32A CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £229,000 | 16 CHORLEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-09-26 | £103,000 | 20 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-26 | £166,000 | 18 CHORLEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
28 recorded sales on WN8 7AL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold | 0.9 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Newburgh Church of England Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley | 1.7 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 1.8 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: PARBOLD SURGERY (0.8 mi) · ASHURST PRIMARY CARE (2.8 mi) · BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE (3.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.4 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (2.4 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (2.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FAIRHURST HALL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · BARN APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH OF FAIRHURST HALL (Grade II*) (0.4 mi) · GREYSTONES (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: J HALTON (0.8 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (2.8 mi) · APPLEY BRIDGE PHARMACY (2.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Parbold (0.9 mi) · Hoscar (1.7 mi) · Appley Bridge (2.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (3.2 mi) · Asda (3.4 mi) · Lidl (3.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 50
- One-person households
- 23%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 4,299
Owned 87% · Social rent 3% · Private rent 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN8 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN8 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 9/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN8 7AL 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 | DistrictWN8 | SectorWN8 7 | PostcodeWN8 7AL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,727 | £436,925 | £335,607 |
| Population | 52,859 | 10,708 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 332 | 4 | — |
| Schools | 31 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 91% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN8 7); 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.