WN8 7TW
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Property report — WN8 7TW
Open-data due diligence for WN8 7TW and the area around it.
WN8 7TW in brief: 26 recorded sales (£36,500–£2,700,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN8 7TW 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
High
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | £2,107,000 | UPLANDS HIGHER LANE | Other |
| 2023-03-31 | £2,700,000 | DALTON GRANGE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2022-11-04 | £1,050,000 | DALTON GRANGE COURT HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £550,000 | THE HAVEN HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2020-10-23 | £855,000 | QUINTA HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2020-10-15 | £870,000 | GRANGE FARM COTTAGE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2018-03-26 | £660,000 | DALTON GRANGE COURT HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2018-03-09 | £420,000 | PALMYRA HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2017-12-11 | £350,000 | QUINTA HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2017-04-13 | £430,000 | RIVOMA HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2015-05-22 | £535,000 | DOVEDALE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2013-09-20 | £570,000 | ORCHARD END HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2012-06-21 | £447,000 | HIGHER LANE COTTAGE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2011-07-08 | £650,000 | DALTON GRANGE VIEW HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2010-09-03 | £450,000 | HILBRE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2010-04-09 | £250,000 | PALMYRA HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2008-07-29 | £2,600,000 | DALTON GRANGE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2007-09-14 | £370,000 | THE HAVEN HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2006-07-07 | £36,500 | WELLSIDE COTTAGE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2004-11-17 | £1,300,000 | DALTON GRANGE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2003-04-04 | £94,000 | BETHAVEN HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2002-06-07 | £330,000 | DOVEDALE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 2002-03-26 | £174,000 | HAZELWOOD HIGHER LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-08 | £162,500 | THE HAVEN HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 1998-04-17 | £162,500 | HIGHER LANE COTTAGE HIGHER LANE | Detached |
| 1995-06-19 | £146,000 | GRANGE FARM HIGHER LANE | Detached |
26 recorded sales on WN8 7TW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Maharishi Free School | 1.0 mi | All-through | Report card → |
| Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 1.3 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: PARBOLD SURGERY (0.6 mi) · ASHURST PRIMARY CARE (1.4 mi) · MANOR PRIMARY CARE (2.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.6 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (2.6 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (2.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BROOKSIDE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · FARM BUILDING TO WEST OF BOUNDARY FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BOUNDARY FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: J HALTON (0.6 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (1.4 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (2.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Parbold (0.5 mi) · Hoscar (1.6 mi) · Appley Bridge (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (2.1 mi) · Lidl (2.2 mi) · Europa Foods (2.3 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
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 | DistrictWN8 | SectorWN8 7 | PostcodeWN8 7TW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,727 | £436,925 | £702,673 |
| 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 | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 85% | 93% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 91% | 93% |
— = 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.