Butts Avenue, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Butts Avenue, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/butts-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 3DH.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£182,790

5 sales

Price range

£140k – £241k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Oct 2023

WN7 3DH

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At a glance

House prices£183k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station57 min walkAtherton station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold80% leaseholdAcross 5 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

5 property sales on Butts Avenue, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 12 Oct 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £182,790. Recorded sale prices on Butts Avenue range from £139,950 to £240,500. 20% of homes sold here were freehold and 80% leasehold.

House prices on Butts Avenue compared

WN7 postcode area£205,456

Leigh£205,456

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Butts Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 20% freehold and 80% leasehold across 5 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	5	£182,790	12 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Butts Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
28, Butts Avenue WN7 3DH	12 Oct 2023	£200,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
26, Butts Avenue WN7 3DH	16 Dec 2022	£240,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
14, Butts Avenue WN7 3DH	5 Feb 2021	£185,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
1, Butts Avenue WN7 3DH	27 Aug 2019	£148,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
20, Butts Avenue WN7 3DH	21 Sep 2018	£139,950	Semi-detached	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Butts Avenue

Crime

3 crimes were reported within about a mile of Butts Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Public order	1
Shoplifting	1
Violence & sexual offences	1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Butts Avenue is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Butts Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 255 pupils	Primary Methodist	2–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Bedford High School 1,111 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.2 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Atherton station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
Hag Fold station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Daisy Hill station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Central Avenue (nr, Warrington Road) 1 min walk
Central Avenue (opp, Warrington Road) 2 min walk
Hope Carr Road (opp, Warrington Road) 2 min walk
Hope Carr Road (nr, Warrington Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Lilford & Pennington Park Surgery
The Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.7 mi
Premier Health Team
Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.7 mi
Old Henry Street Med Ctr
Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.7 mi
Foxleigh Family Surgery
Henry Street, Leigh · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.7 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 0.8 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.9 mi
Heron Heron Leigh · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Manor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Peak Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Tims & Parker Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	7 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.4%	62.5%
Private rented	10.0%	20.3%
Social rented	5.6%	17.1%
Households	552

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,284

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	92%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	92%

Share of homes across Wigan with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Butts Avenue

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Who lives around Butts Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Wigan
White	95.2%	95%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.9%	1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.7%	1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.1%	1.8%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Wigan
Christian	71.6%	62.8%
No religion	22.6%	30.3%
Not answered	5.5%	4.7%
Muslim	0.3%	1.3%
Other religion	0.1%	0.3%
Buddhist	0%	0.3%
Hindu	0%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	0%

Country of birth

	Here	Wigan
Born in the UK	96%	93.8%
Born outside the UK	4%	6.2%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wigan
Level 4 qualifications and above	22.9%	25.8%
No qualifications	19.3%	21.1%
Level 3 qualifications	18.6%	17.6%
Level 2 qualifications	15.6%	15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.2%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	9.4%	7.1%
Other qualifications	2.9%	2.5%

General health

	Here	Wigan
Very good health	44.4%	46.3%
Good health	37.1%	33.5%
Fair health	14%	14%
Bad health	3.7%	4.9%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wigan
1 car or van in household	43.6%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	31.1%	28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	13.6%	8.1%
No cars or vans in household	11.8%	21.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wigan.

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