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Lightburne Avenue, Leigh

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£160,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£133,995
26 sales
Price range
£93k – £190k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Apr 2026
WN7 3JG

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At a glance

House prices£160k average22% below the Leigh average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 6 min walkHag Fold station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold57% freeholdAcross 28 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

26 property sales on Lightburne Avenue, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £160,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £133,995. That is 22% below the Leigh average of £205,456 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 8 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Lightburne Avenue range from £92,500 to £190,000. 57% of homes sold here were freehold and 43% leasehold. Of 103 streets in Leigh with at least two sales in the last year, Lightburne Avenue ranks 65th for average price.

House prices on Lightburne Avenue compared

Lightburne Avenue£160,000
WN7 postcode area£205,456
Leigh£205,456
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WN7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £97,500 (2 sales)2017£98k2018: £107,600 (5 sales)2018£108k2019: £116,250 (4 sales)2019£116k2020: £123,167 (3 sales)2020£123k2021: £148,667 (3 sales)2021£149k2022: £147,167 (3 sales)2022£147k2024: £182,500 (2 sales)2024£183k2025: £161,293 (3 sales)2025£161k2026: £180,000 (1 sales)2026£180k

Tenure: 57% freehold and 43% leasehold across 28 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£133,9951 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Lightburne Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 1 Apr 2026£180,000 TerracedLeasehold
41, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 14 Nov 2025£160,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 31 Oct 2025£140,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 28 Mar 2025£183,880 TerracedFreehold
53, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 12 Sep 2024£190,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 12 Aug 2024£145,000 TerracedLeasehold
36, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 28 Jun 2024£175,000 TerracedLeasehold
14, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 17 Feb 2023£150,000 TerracedLeasehold
47, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 9 Dec 2022£120,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 23 May 2022£167,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 20 May 2022£154,500 TerracedLeasehold
29, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 15 Oct 2021£165,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 12 Mar 2021£131,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 19 Feb 2021£150,000 TerracedLeasehold
30, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 16 Nov 2020£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
31, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 30 Jun 2020£140,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 31 Jan 2020£114,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 30 Aug 2019£115,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 22 Jul 2019£121,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 19 Jul 2019£116,500 TerracedLeasehold
15, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 29 May 2019£112,500 TerracedLeasehold
41, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 14 Dec 2018£97,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 27 Sep 2018£141,000 TerracedLeasehold
36, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 1 Jun 2018£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
13, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 14 May 2018£107,000 TerracedLeasehold
51, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 19 Mar 2018£92,500 TerracedFreehold
53, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 10 Jul 2017£100,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Lightburne Avenue WN7 3JG 26 May 2017£95,000 TerracedFreehold

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
15, Lightburne Avenue £112,500 (May 2019) → £180,000 (Apr 2026) +60%
over 7 yrs
41, Lightburne Avenue £97,500 (Dec 2018) → £160,000 (Nov 2025) +64%
over 7 yrs
51, Lightburne Avenue £92,500 (Mar 2018) → £131,000 (Mar 2021) → £183,880 (Mar 2025) +99%
over 7 yrs
53, Lightburne Avenue £100,000 (Jul 2017) → £190,000 (Sep 2024) +90%
over 7 yrs
36, Lightburne Avenue £100,000 (Jun 2018) → £175,000 (Jun 2024) +75%
over 6 yrs
37, Lightburne Avenue £114,500 (Jan 2020) → £167,000 (May 2022) +46%
over 2 yrs
13, Lightburne Avenue £107,000 (May 2018) → £154,500 (May 2022) +44%
over 4 yrs
29, Lightburne Avenue £115,000 (Aug 2019) → £165,000 (Oct 2021) +43%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Lightburne Avenue

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lightburne Avenue in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% 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

Lightburne Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
  • Westleigh Brook at Firs lane 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 Lightburne Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Holden School 70 pupils Other independent special school 4–18 Report 0.7 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School 331 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 1.0 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 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Atherton station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Winmarleigh Gardens (cnr, St Helens Road) 1 min walk
  • Winmarleigh Gardens (opp, St Helens Road) 1 min walk
  • Brooklands Avenue (nr, Bonnywell Road) 2 min walk
  • Brooklands Avenue (nr, Bonnywell Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Leigh Sports Village
    Leigh Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Old Henry Street Med Ctr
    Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.6 mi
  • Premier Health Team
    Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.6 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Pennington Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Leigh · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 0.5 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.7%62.5%
Private rented19.8%20.3%
Social rented1.5%17.1%
Households873

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.3%64.1%
Aged 65+20.1%18.6%
Residents1,939

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 Lightburne Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White97%95%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian63.2%62.8%
No religion31.1%30.3%
Not answered4%4.7%
Muslim1.3%1.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Hindu0%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK95.5%93.8%
Born outside the UK4.5%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above34.8%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications20.1%17.6%
No qualifications14.3%21.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.5%
Apprenticeship6%7.1%
Other qualifications1.1%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health50.4%46.3%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health12.2%14%
Bad health2.4%4.9%
Very bad health0.8%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household49.2%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household30.5%28.2%
No cars or vans in household11.9%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%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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