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Platt Fold Road, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Platt Fold Road, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/platt-fold-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 1JP, WN7 1JW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£241,937
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£231,065
28 sales
Price range
£60k – £385k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
WN7 1JP

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At a glance

House prices£242k average18% above the Leigh average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% 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 station44 min walkAtherton station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% leaseholdAcross 32 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

28 property sales on Platt Fold Road, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £241,937. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £189,629. Average sale prices rose from £164,499 in 2016 to £241,937 in 2026 (+47%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 18% above the Leigh average of £205,456 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% semi-detached, 46% detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Platt Fold Road range from £60,000 to £385,000. 19% of homes sold here were freehold and 81% leasehold. Of 103 streets in Leigh with at least two sales in the last year, Platt Fold Road ranks 28th for average price.

House prices on Platt Fold Road compared

Platt Fold Road£241,937
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: £164,499 (6 sales)2016£164k2017: £155,000 (2 sales)2017£155k2018: £110,000 (2 sales)2018£110k2019: £226,500 (2 sales)2019£227k2020: £193,333 (3 sales)2020£193k2021: £242,000 (1 sales)2021£242k2023: £321,250 (4 sales)2023£321k2024: £320,501 (4 sales)2024£321k2025: £385,000 (1 sales)2025£385k2026: £241,937 (3 sales)2026£242k

Tenure: 19% freehold and 81% leasehold across 32 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£189,62928 Aug 2026
Detached13£285,2316 Jun 2025
Terraced1£107,0003 Nov 2016

Sold prices on Platt Fold Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
128, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 28 Aug 2026£282,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
134, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 8 Apr 2026£300,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
123, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 23 Jan 2026£143,810 Semi-detachedLeasehold
177, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 6 Jun 2025£385,000 DetachedFreehold
116, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 29 Nov 2024£267,005 Semi-detachedLeasehold
183, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 25 Jul 2024£315,000 OtherFreehold
183, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 25 Jul 2024£315,000 DetachedLeasehold
167, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 19 Apr 2024£350,000 DetachedLeasehold
167, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 19 Apr 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
129, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 3 Nov 2023£300,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
136, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 24 Jul 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
168, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 2 Jun 2023£335,000 DetachedLeasehold
103, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 26 May 2023£350,000 DetachedLeasehold
169, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 31 Mar 2023£300,000 DetachedLeasehold
140, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 17 Dec 2021£242,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
171, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 5 Oct 2020£224,000 OtherLeasehold
171, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 5 Oct 2020£224,000 OtherFreehold
147, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 9 Jul 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
150, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 12 Jun 2020£210,000 DetachedFreehold
109, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 18 Mar 2020£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
170, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 2 Apr 2019£215,000 DetachedFreehold
174, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 22 Jan 2019£238,000 DetachedLeasehold
110, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 27 Nov 2018£60,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
146, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 20 Apr 2018£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
163, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 12 May 2017£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
117, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 3 Jan 2017£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
129, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 21 Dec 2016£159,995 Semi-detachedLeasehold
120, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 9 Dec 2016£175,000 DetachedLeasehold
104, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 3 Nov 2016£107,000 TerracedLeasehold
110, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JW 29 Jun 2016£60,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
168, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 24 Mar 2016£240,000 DetachedLeasehold
156, Platt Fold Road WN7 1JP 21 Mar 2016£245,000 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
129, Platt Fold Road £159,995 (Dec 2016) → £300,000 (Nov 2023) +88%
over 7 yrs
168, Platt Fold Road £240,000 (Mar 2016) → £335,000 (Jun 2023) +40%
over 7 yrs
110, Platt Fold Road £60,000 (Jun 2016) → £60,000 (Nov 2018) +0%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Platt Fold Road

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Platt Fold Road in the latest month.

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

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Lower 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

Platt Fold Road 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 Platt Fold Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Leigh St John's CofE Primary 210 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good 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

  • Atherton station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Greenways (opp, Platt Fold Road) 1 min walk
  • Greenways (nr, Platt Fold Road) 1 min walk
  • Leigh Infirmary (opp, The Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Leigh Infirmary (nr, The Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Grasmere Surgery
    Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 0.1 mi
  • The Avenue Surgery
    Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 0.1 mi
  • Brookmill Medical Centre
    College Street, Leigh · 0.4 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.6 mi
  • Heron Heron Leigh · 0.6 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Leigh Health Centre · 0.1 mi
  • Avenue Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 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 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.5%62.5%
Private rented10.0%20.3%
Social rented1.5%17.1%
Households670

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.8%64.1%
Aged 65+27.6%18.6%
Residents1,538

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 Platt Fold Road

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White92.3%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.2%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian70.6%62.8%
No religion19.2%30.3%
Not answered5.2%4.7%
Muslim3.9%1.3%
Hindu0.7%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Buddhist0%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK94.9%93.8%
Born outside the UK5.1%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above28.7%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%15.4%
No qualifications16%21.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%10.5%
Apprenticeship8.1%7.1%
Other qualifications2.3%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health45.9%46.3%
Good health35.7%33.5%
Fair health13.5%14%
Bad health3.8%4.9%
Very bad health1.1%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household44.3%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household33.7%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%8.1%
No cars or vans in household10.3%21.3%

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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