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Chester Street, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chester Street, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/chester-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 1LS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£102,773
11 sales
Price range
£45k – £174k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2025
WN7 1LS

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At a glance

House prices£103k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station51 min walkHag Fold station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% leaseholdAcross 17 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

11 property sales on Chester Street, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 20 Feb 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £101,500. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% terraced, 18% flat, 9% detached. Recorded sale prices on Chester Street range from £45,000 to £174,000. 12% of homes sold here were freehold and 88% leasehold.

House prices on Chester Street compared

WN7 postcode area£205,456
Leigh£205,456
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £104,000 (2 sales)2017£104k2018: £88,000 (1 sales)2018£88k2019: £48,000 (1 sales)2019£48k2020: £96,250 (2 sales)2020£96k2021: £118,000 (1 sales)2021£118k2022: £45,000 (1 sales)2022£45k2023: £130,000 (1 sales)2023£130k2024: £127,000 (1 sales)2024£127k2025: £174,000 (1 sales)2025£174k

Tenure: 12% freehold and 88% leasehold across 17 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced7£101,50028 May 2024
Flat2£46,5005 Aug 2022
Detached1£153,00021 Jun 2017
Semi-detached1£174,00020 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Chester Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Chester Street WN7 1LS 28 Nov 2025£160,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 2, 1, Chester Street WN7 1LS 14 Apr 2025£79,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Chester Street WN7 1LS 20 Feb 2025£174,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Chester Street WN7 1LS 28 May 2024£127,000 TerracedLeasehold
6, Chester Street WN7 1LS 15 Sep 2023£130,000 TerracedLeasehold
Apartment 1, 1, Chester Street WN7 1LS 25 May 2023£56,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, 1, Chester Street WN7 1LS 5 Aug 2022£45,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Chester Street WN7 1LS 5 Nov 2021£118,000 TerracedLeasehold
18, Chester Street WN7 1LS 5 Feb 2021£93,000 OtherLeasehold
26, Chester Street WN7 1LS 14 Aug 2020£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
16, Chester Street WN7 1LS 24 Jul 2020£92,500 TerracedLeasehold
6, Chester Street WN7 1LS 22 Jul 2020£85,000 OtherLeasehold
Apartment 2, 1, Chester Street WN7 1LS 10 Sep 2019£48,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Chester Street WN7 1LS 12 Apr 2019£82,000 TerracedLeasehold
6, Chester Street WN7 1LS 14 Sep 2018£88,000 TerracedLeasehold
15, Chester Street WN7 1LS 21 Jun 2017£153,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Chester Street WN7 1LS 6 Jun 2017£55,000 TerracedLeasehold

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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Apartment 2, 1, Chester Street £48,000 (Sep 2019) → £45,000 (Aug 2022) → £79,000 (Apr 2025) +65%
over 6 yrs
6, Chester Street £88,000 (Sep 2018) → £85,000 (Jul 2020) → £118,000 (Nov 2021) → £130,000 (Sep 2023) +48%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Chester Street

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chester Street in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

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

Flood risk

Chester Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
  • Lilford Park Brook at Lilford Flood warning area
  • Collier Brook at Leigh Flood warning 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 Chester Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Leigh St John's CofE Primary 210 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 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 0.5 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 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

  • Hag Fold station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • Atherton station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hope Street (adj, Holden Road) 2 min walk
  • Hope Street (cnr, The Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Hope Street (nr, The Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Henrietta Street (cnr, The Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brookmill Medical Centre
    College Street, Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Grasmere Surgery
    Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • The Avenue Surgery
    Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket · 0.2 mi
  • Heron Heron Leigh · 0.2 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Avenue Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.0%62.5%
Private rented45.1%20.3%
Social rented10.7%17.1%
Households1,014

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.5%64.1%
Aged 65+13.6%18.6%
Residents2,087

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%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.

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Who lives around Chester Street

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White83.3%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%1.3%
Other ethnic group2%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian52.1%62.8%
No religion33.4%30.3%
Muslim8.1%1.3%
Not answered5.1%4.7%
Other religion0.9%0.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Hindu0%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK81.5%93.8%
Born outside the UK18.5%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
No qualifications25.8%21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.3%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.7%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%10.5%
Apprenticeship5.8%7.1%
Other qualifications3.8%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health44.3%46.3%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health15%14%
Bad health5.5%4.9%
Very bad health1%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household42.2%42.4%
No cars or vans in household39%21.3%
2 cars or vans in household16.9%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household2%8.1%

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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