Meadowmead, Leigh

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)

£254,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2021)

£206,322

37 sales

Price range

£155k – £280k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Mar 2026

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At a glance

House prices£254k average24% above the Leigh average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station55 min walkAtherton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 38 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

37 property sales on Meadowmead, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £254,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £199,029. Average sale prices rose from £195,875 in 2021 to £254,000 in 2026 (+30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 24% above the Leigh average of £205,456 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2021; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 46% terraced, 32% detached, 22% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Meadowmead range from £155,000 to £280,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 103 streets in Leigh with at least two sales in the last year, Meadowmead ranks 25th for average price.

House prices on Meadowmead compared

Meadowmead£254,000

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

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	17	£199,029	3 Mar 2026
Detached	12	£222,617	6 Mar 2026
Semi-detached	8	£197,375	30 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Meadowmead

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	6 Mar 2026	£272,000	Detached	Freehold
42, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	3 Mar 2026	£236,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	6 Jun 2025	£196,500	Terraced	Freehold
10, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	13 Dec 2024	£280,000	Detached	Freehold
44, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	9 Sep 2022	£225,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
46, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	19 Aug 2022	£198,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
48, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	18 Aug 2022	£220,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
38, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	29 Jul 2022	£200,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
40, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	29 Jul 2022	£198,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
42, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	29 Jul 2022	£200,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
1, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	22 Jul 2022	£220,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
36, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	13 Jul 2022	£217,000	Detached New build	Freehold
34, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	8 Jul 2022	£217,000	Detached New build	Freehold
30, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	30 Jun 2022	£224,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
32, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	30 Jun 2022	£205,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
28, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	31 May 2022	£224,400	Detached New build	Freehold
24, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	18 May 2022	£213,000	Detached New build	Freehold
26, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	18 May 2022	£215,000	Detached New build	Freehold
22, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	29 Apr 2022	£200,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
18, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	20 Apr 2022	£200,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
16, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	1 Apr 2022	£197,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
12, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	31 Mar 2022	£220,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
19, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	31 Mar 2022	£200,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
20, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	31 Mar 2022	£160,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
14, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	28 Mar 2022	£157,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
21, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	28 Feb 2022	£156,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
23, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	24 Feb 2022	£215,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
17, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	3 Feb 2022	£206,000	Detached New build	Freehold
11, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	6 Jan 2022	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
15, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	21 Dec 2021	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
9, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	21 Dec 2021	£205,000	Detached New build	Freehold
5, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	3 Dec 2021	£155,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
7, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	3 Dec 2021	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
3, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	26 Nov 2021	£195,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
10, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	29 Oct 2021	£202,000	Detached New build	Freehold
4, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	29 Oct 2021	£200,000	Detached New build	Freehold
2, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	31 Aug 2021	£220,000	Detached New build	Freehold
48, Meadowmead WN7 3GB	3 Aug 2020	£900,000	Other	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
4, Meadowmead	£200,000 (Oct 2021) → £272,000 (Mar 2026)	+36% over 4 yrs
42, Meadowmead	£200,000 (Jul 2022) → £236,000 (Mar 2026)	+18% over 4 yrs
14, Meadowmead	£157,000 (Mar 2022) → £196,500 (Jun 2025)	+25% over 3 yrs
10, Meadowmead	£202,000 (Oct 2021) → £280,000 (Dec 2024)	+39% over 3 yrs
48, Meadowmead	£900,000 (Aug 2020) → £220,000 (Aug 2022)	-76% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Meadowmead

Crime

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

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

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Higher crime than about 80% 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

Meadowmead 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 Meadowmead

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 255 pupils	Primary Methodist	2–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Bedford High School 1,111 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	1.2 mi
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 375 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
St Mary's Catholic High School 1,537 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	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 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
Hag Fold station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
Daisy Hill station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Central Avenue (nr, Warrington Road) 5 min walk
Central Avenue (opp, Warrington Road) 5 min walk
Sandersons Croft (nr, Manchester Road) 5 min walk
Sandersons Croft (opp, Manchester Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Lilford & Pennington Park Surgery
The Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi
Premier Health Team
Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi
Old Henry Street Med Ctr
Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi
Foxleigh Family Surgery
Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.9 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 1.0 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 1.0 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Higherfold 9 The Centre · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Manor Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Peak Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Tims & Parker Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.2 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.

Income	3 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	5 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	66.2%	62.5%
Private rented	10.5%	20.3%
Social rented	22.8%	17.1%
Households	716

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,535

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 Meadowmead

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Who lives around Meadowmead

Ethnic group

	Here	Wigan
White	96.1%	95%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.7%	1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.9%	1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.7%	1.8%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Wigan
Christian	62.9%	62.8%
No religion	31.4%	30.3%
Not answered	4.6%	4.7%
Muslim	0.6%	1.3%
Other religion	0.5%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%
Sikh	0.1%	–
Hindu	0%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Wigan
Born in the UK	94%	93.8%
Born outside the UK	6%	6.2%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wigan
No qualifications	23.1%	21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above	21.8%	25.8%
Level 3 qualifications	18.5%	17.6%
Level 2 qualifications	15.8%	15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	8.6%	7.1%
Other qualifications	3.2%	2.5%

General health

	Here	Wigan
Very good health	42.1%	46.3%
Good health	35%	33.5%
Fair health	14.9%	14%
Bad health	6.4%	4.9%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wigan
1 car or van in household	42%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	26.4%	28.2%
No cars or vans in household	24.8%	21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6.8%	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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