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Melrose Avenue, Leigh

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 5PQ, WN7 5PH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£153,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£96,456
35 sales
Price range
£60k – £155k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jul 2026
WN7 5PQ

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At a glance

House prices£153k average26% below the Leigh average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station33 min walkDaisy Hill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 39 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

35 property sales on Melrose Avenue, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £153,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £92,707. Average sale prices rose from £69,333 in 2016 to £153,000 in 2026 (+121%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 26% below the Leigh average of £205,456 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Avenue range from £60,000 to £155,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 103 streets in Leigh with at least two sales in the last year, Melrose Avenue ranks 66th for average price.

House prices on Melrose Avenue compared

Melrose Avenue£153,000
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

2016: £69,333 (3 sales)2016£69k2017: £76,738 (4 sales)2017£77k2018: £69,500 (2 sales)2018£70k2019: £75,375 (4 sales)2019£75k2020: £85,214 (7 sales)2020£85k2021: £97,000 (3 sales)2021£97k2022: £118,200 (5 sales)2022£118k2023: £120,000 (3 sales)2023£120k2024: £123,000 (1 sales)2024£123k2026: £153,000 (3 sales)2026£153k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 39 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced29£92,70717 Jul 2026
Semi-detached6£114,57530 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Melrose Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 30 Jul 2026£154,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 17 Jul 2026£155,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 16 Jun 2026£150,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 8 Nov 2024£123,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 25 Mar 2024£122,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 27 Oct 2023£135,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 9 Aug 2023£110,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 15 Mar 2023£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 10 Feb 2023£115,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 16 Dec 2022£122,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 15 Jul 2022£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 20 Jun 2022£113,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 24 May 2022£133,500 TerracedFreehold
50, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 4 May 2022£112,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 17 Dec 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 20 Sep 2021£90,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 22 Jan 2021£81,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 11 Dec 2020£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 11 Sep 2020£68,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 12 Aug 2020£83,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 29 May 2020£87,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 9 Mar 2020£95,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 27 Feb 2020£65,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 17 Jan 2020£76,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 29 Nov 2019£81,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 8 Nov 2019£55,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 13 Sep 2019£76,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 10 Jun 2019£84,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 9 Jan 2019£60,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 16 Mar 2018£69,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 26 Feb 2018£70,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 20 Oct 2017£68,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 11 Oct 2017£69,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 9 Jun 2017£70,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PH 29 May 2017£99,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 1 Dec 2016£85,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 11 Nov 2016£69,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 19 Aug 2016£69,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Melrose Avenue WN7 5PQ 5 Aug 2016£70,000 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
3, Melrose Avenue £120,000 (Dec 2021) → £154,000 (Jul 2026) +28%
over 5 yrs
23, Melrose Avenue £87,000 (May 2020) → £110,000 (Aug 2023) → £155,000 (Jul 2026) +78%
over 6 yrs
65, Melrose Avenue £76,000 (Sep 2019) → £123,000 (Nov 2024) +62%
over 5 yrs
43, Melrose Avenue £69,000 (Aug 2016) → £76,500 (Jan 2020) → £115,000 (Feb 2023) +67%
over 6 yrs
54, Melrose Avenue £84,000 (Jun 2019) → £113,000 (Jun 2022) +35%
over 3 yrs
15, Melrose Avenue £65,000 (Feb 2020) → £133,500 (May 2022) +105%
over 2 yrs
61, Melrose Avenue £55,000 (Nov 2019) → £83,000 (Aug 2020) +51%
over under a year
14, Melrose Avenue £68,000 (Oct 2017) → £95,000 (Mar 2020) +40%
over 2 yrs
85, Melrose Avenue £85,000 (Dec 2016) → £70,000 (Jun 2017) -18%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Melrose Avenue

Crime

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

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).

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

Flood risk

Melrose Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Douglas Flood alert area
  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
  • Westleigh Brook at Pickley Green 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 Melrose Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Westleigh School 976 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School 234 pupils Primary Methodist 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School 213 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Newton Westpark Primary School 202 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hindley Green Community Primary School 420 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green 170 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green 197 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 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

  • Daisy Hill station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Hindley station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whalley Grove (nr, Abbey Lane) 2 min walk
  • Melrose Avenue (opp, Abbey Lane) 2 min walk
  • Whalley Grove (opp, Abbey Lane) 2 min walk
  • Abbey Lane (nr, Westleigh Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Westleigh Medical Practice
    4-12 Westleigh Lane, Leigh · 0.6 mi
  • Grasmere Surgery
    Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 1.4 mi
  • The Avenue Surgery
    Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 1.4 mi
  • Bee Fold Medical Centre
    25 Bee Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Corner Garage Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Heron Heron West Leigh · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wigan 805 Atherton Road · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hindley Green Express · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wigan Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Leigh Health Centre · 1.4 mi
  • Avenue Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 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 3 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.6%62.5%
Private rented14.6%20.3%
Social rented17.9%17.1%
Households749

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.3%64.1%
Aged 65+19.2%18.6%
Residents1,856

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 Melrose Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White94.2%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian59.8%62.8%
No religion32.6%30.3%
Not answered5.5%4.7%
Muslim1.3%1.3%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK92.2%93.8%
Born outside the UK7.8%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above23.5%25.8%
No qualifications23.1%21.1%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications16.3%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%10.5%
Apprenticeship5.9%7.1%
Other qualifications3.1%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health45.2%46.3%
Good health34.1%33.5%
Fair health14%14%
Bad health5.4%4.9%
Very bad health1.2%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household42.1%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household29%28.2%
No cars or vans in household20.7%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%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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