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Milnes Avenue, Leigh

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£212,218
20 sales
Price range
£130k – £333k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2025
WN7 3JU

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At a glance

House prices£212k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 12 min walkAtherton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% freeholdAcross 23 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

20 property sales on Milnes Avenue, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £208,413. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 95% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Milnes Avenue range from £130,000 to £332,500. 61% of homes sold here were freehold and 39% leasehold.

House prices on Milnes Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Milnes 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

2016: £165,750 (2 sales)2016£166k2017: £140,500 (1 sales)2017£141k2018: £174,650 (3 sales)2018£175k2020: £208,333 (3 sales)2020£208k2021: £234,780 (5 sales)2021£235k2022: £240,000 (2 sales)2022£240k2023: £210,000 (2 sales)2023£210k2024: £332,500 (1 sales)2024£333k2025: £217,000 (1 sales)2025£217k

Tenure: 61% freehold and 39% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£208,41320 Feb 2025
Detached1£284,50025 Jun 2021

Sold prices on Milnes Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 10 Dec 2025£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 20 Feb 2025£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 22 Mar 2024£332,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 3 Nov 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 3 Nov 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 30 Sep 2022£240,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 19 Aug 2022£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 30 Nov 2021£260,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
11, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 30 Nov 2021£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 30 Nov 2021£239,400 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 24 Sep 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 25 Jun 2021£284,500 DetachedLeasehold
4, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 18 Mar 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 27 Nov 2020£215,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
25, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 4 Sep 2020£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 3 Jan 2020£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 12 Oct 2018£191,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
23, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 29 Mar 2018£149,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 29 Mar 2018£149,950 OtherLeasehold
7, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 22 Mar 2018£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 22 Sep 2017£140,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 21 Dec 2016£139,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Milnes Avenue WN7 3JU 21 Oct 2016£192,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold

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
4, Milnes Avenue £130,000 (Mar 2021) → £170,000 (Dec 2025) +31%
over 5 yrs
29, Milnes Avenue £139,000 (Dec 2016) → £217,000 (Feb 2025) +56%
over 8 yrs
25, Milnes Avenue £160,000 (Sep 2020) → £332,500 (Mar 2024) +108%
over 4 yrs
11, Milnes Avenue £215,000 (Nov 2020) → £260,000 (Nov 2021) +21%
over 1 yr
23, Milnes Avenue £149,950 (Mar 2018) → £191,000 (Oct 2018) +27%
over under a year
7, Milnes Avenue £140,500 (Sep 2017) → £183,000 (Mar 2018) +30%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Milnes Avenue

Crime

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

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

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

Public order1
Shoplifting1
Violence & sexual offences1

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

Flood risk

Milnes 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 Milnes Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 255 pupils Primary Methodist 2–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Gilded Hollins Community School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good 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 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wigshaw Close (nr, Chestnut Dr South) 1 min walk
  • Landside (at, Chesnut Dr South) 2 min walk
  • Meynell Drive (nr, Chestnut Drive) 3 min walk
  • Hand Lane (nr, Clifton Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Leigh Sports Village
    Leigh Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh · 0.7 mi
  • Premier Health Team
    Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi
  • Old Henry Street Med Ctr
    Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Pennington Leigh · 0.8 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Leigh · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 0.8 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Tims & Parker Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.9%62.5%
Private rented4.9%20.3%
Social rented3.1%17.1%
Households607

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.5%64.1%
Aged 65+33.4%18.6%
Residents1,357

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 Milnes Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White96.4%95%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%1.8%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1.2%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian71.9%62.8%
No religion22.4%30.3%
Not answered4.4%4.7%
Muslim0.5%1.3%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0%
Hindu0%0.3%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK97.1%93.8%
Born outside the UK2.9%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above38.2%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%17.6%
No qualifications13.5%21.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.8%15.4%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%10.5%
Other qualifications3.1%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health50.3%46.3%
Good health31.3%33.5%
Fair health13.6%14%
Bad health3.3%4.9%
Very bad health1.4%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
2 cars or vans in household37.6%28.2%
1 car or van in household36.5%42.4%
No cars or vans in household13.1%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%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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